Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

Paranormal Activity 4 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,900,335Details
International Box Office $88,917,657Details
Worldwide Box Office $142,817,992
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,268,380 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,511,007 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,779,387
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Synopsis

The next sequel in the Paranormal Activity franchise.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,003,866 (53.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 28.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,412 opening theaters/3,412 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,995,670

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,709 $53,900,335
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $88,917,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,328 $142,817,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 484 $53,900,335
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $88,917,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $142,817,992

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 19th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: October 17th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Chile)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
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Video Release: January 29th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence/terror.
(Rating bulletin 2243, 10/3/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Paranormal Activity
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Keywords: Demons, Possessed, Found Footage, Scary Kids, Prologue, Intertitle, False Identity, Adopted Family, Filmed By a Character, Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise, IMAX: DMR, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Blumhouse, Solana Films, Room 101
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 72 $8,510,186 Oct 26, 2012 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $12,126,742 Oct 26, 2012 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 49 $29,003,866 Oct 19, 2012 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 55 $29,003,866 Oct 19, 2012 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 20 52.1% Oct 19, 2012 3
Top Horror Day Domestic 46 $15,110,106 Oct 19, 2012 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 57 $15,110,106 Oct 19, 2012 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 1 $29,003,866   3,412 $8,501   $29,003,866 1
Oct 26, 2012 4 $8,510,186 -71% 3,412 $2,494   $42,467,551 2
Nov 2, 2012 8 $4,252,468 -50% 3,006 $1,415   $49,529,682 3
Nov 9, 2012 11 $1,980,033 -53% 2,348 $843   $52,600,612 4
Nov 16, 2012 18 $383,755 -81% 850 $451   $53,504,598 5
Nov 23, 2012 44 $52,915 -86% 108 $490   $53,676,711 6
Nov 30, 2012 51 $26,137 -51% 70 $373   $53,717,909 7
Dec 7, 2012 61 $17,904 -31% 48 $373   $53,745,414 8
Dec 14, 2012 36 $56,616 +216% 157 $361   $53,808,234 9
Dec 21, 2012 53 $12,141 -79% 50 $243   $53,849,888 10
Dec 28, 2012 47 $20,752 +71% 50 $415   $53,884,821 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2012 P $4,500,000     0     $4,500,000  
Oct 19, 2012 1 $15,110,106     3,412 $4,429   $15,110,106 1
Oct 20, 2012 1 $9,420,228 -38%   3,412 $2,761   $24,530,334 2
Oct 21, 2012 1 $4,473,532 -53%   3,412 $1,311   $29,003,866 3
Oct 22, 2012 1 $1,286,277 -71%   3,412 $377   $30,290,143 4
Oct 23, 2012 2 $1,493,521 +16%   3,412 $438   $31,783,664 5
Oct 24, 2012 2 $1,036,385 -31%   3,412 $304   $32,820,049 6
Oct 25, 2012 2 $1,137,316 +10%   3,412 $333   $33,957,365 7
Oct 26, 2012 4 $3,130,953 +175% -79% 3,412 $918   $37,088,318 8
Oct 27, 2012 4 $3,559,413 +14% -62% 3,412 $1,043   $40,647,731 9
Oct 28, 2012 4 $1,819,820 -49% -59% 3,412 $533   $42,467,551 10
Oct 29, 2012 4 $490,322 -73% -62% 3,412 $144   $42,957,873 11
Oct 30, 2012 5 $705,661 +44% -53% 3,412 $207   $43,663,534 12
Oct 31, 2012 2 $1,036,912 +47% n/c 3,412 $304   $44,700,446 13
Nov 1, 2012 5 $576,768 -44% -49% 3,412 $169   $45,277,214 14
Nov 2, 2012 7 $1,451,808 +152% -54% 3,006 $483   $46,729,022 15
Nov 3, 2012 8 $1,938,255 +34% -46% 3,006 $645   $48,667,277 16
Nov 4, 2012 8 $862,405 -56% -53% 3,006 $287   $49,529,682 17
Nov 5, 2012 7 $313,750 -64% -36% 3,006 $104   $49,843,432 18
Nov 6, 2012 10 $320,132 +2% -55% 3,006 $106   $50,163,564 19
Nov 7, 2012 8 $217,085 -32% -79% 3,006 $72   $50,380,649 20
Nov 8, 2012 9 $239,930 +11% -58% 3,006 $80   $50,620,579 21
Nov 9, 2012 10 $630,115 +163% -57% 2,348 $268   $51,250,694 22
Nov 10, 2012 11 $867,929 +38% -55% 2,348 $370   $52,118,623 23
Nov 11, 2012 11 $481,989 -44% -44% 2,348 $205   $52,600,612 24
Nov 12, 2012 11 $209,367 -57% -33% 2,348 $89   $52,809,979 25
Nov 13, 2012 11 $130,823 -38% -59% 2,348 $56   $52,940,802 26
Nov 14, 2012 11 $105,692 -19% -51% 2,348 $45   $53,046,494 27
Nov 15, 2012 13 $74,349 -30% -69% 2,348 $32   $53,120,843 28
Nov 16, 2012 - $125,868 +69% -80% 850 $148   $53,246,711 29
Nov 17, 2012 - $171,269 +36% -80% 850 $201   $53,417,980 30
Nov 18, 2012 - $86,618 -49% -82% 850 $102   $53,504,598 31
Nov 19, 2012 - $42,440 -51% -80% 850 $50   $53,547,038 32
Nov 20, 2012 - $59,645 +41% -54% 850 $70   $53,606,683 33
Nov 21, 2012 - $9,221 -85% -91% 108 $85   $53,615,904 34
Nov 22, 2012 - $7,892 -14% -89% 108 $73   $53,623,796 35
Nov 23, 2012 - $20,515 +160% -84% 108 $190   $53,644,311 36
Nov 24, 2012 - $23,087 +13% -87% 108 $214   $53,667,398 37
Nov 25, 2012 - $9,313 -60% -89% 108 $86   $53,676,711 38
Nov 26, 2012 - $3,401 -63% -92% 108 $31   $53,680,112 39
Nov 27, 2012 - $3,804 +12% -94% 108 $35   $53,683,916 40
Nov 28, 2012 - $3,718 -2% -60% 108 $34   $53,687,634 41
Nov 29, 2012 - $4,138 +11% -48% 108 $38   $53,691,772 42
Nov 30, 2012 - $8,483 +105% -59% 70 $121   $53,700,255 43
Dec 1, 2012 - $11,784 +39% -49% 70 $168   $53,712,039 44
Dec 2, 2012 - $5,870 -50% -37% 70 $84   $53,717,909 45
Dec 3, 2012 - $2,417 -59% -29% 70 $35   $53,720,326 46
Dec 4, 2012 - $2,452 +1% -36% 70 $35   $53,722,778 47
Dec 5, 2012 - $2,405 -2% -35% 70 $34   $53,725,183 48
Dec 6, 2012 - $2,327 -3% -44% 70 $33   $53,727,510 49
Dec 7, 2012 - $6,267 +169% -26% 48 $131   $53,733,777 50
Dec 8, 2012 - $7,702 +23% -35% 48 $160   $53,741,479 51
Dec 9, 2012 - $3,935 -49% -33% 48 $82   $53,745,414 52
Dec 10, 2012 - $1,512 -62% -37% 48 $32   $53,746,926 53
Dec 11, 2012 - $1,703 +13% -31% 48 $35   $53,748,629 54
Dec 12, 2012 - $1,566 -8% -35% 48 $33   $53,750,195 55
Dec 13, 2012 - $1,423 -9% -39% 48 $30   $53,751,618 56
Dec 14, 2012 - $13,976 +882% +123% 157 $89   $53,765,594 57
Dec 15, 2012 - $25,468 +82% +231% 157 $162   $53,791,062 58
Dec 16, 2012 - $17,172 -33% +336% 157 $109   $53,808,234 59
Dec 17, 2012 - $6,906 -60% +357% 157 $44   $53,815,140 60
Dec 18, 2012 - $7,426 +8% +336% 157 $47   $53,822,566 61
Dec 19, 2012 - $7,387 -1% +372% 157 $47   $53,829,953 62
Dec 20, 2012 - $7,794 +6% +448% 157 $50   $53,837,747 63
Dec 21, 2012 - $3,411 -56% -76% 50 $68   $53,841,158 64
Dec 22, 2012 - $4,883 +43% -81% 50 $98   $53,846,041 65
Dec 23, 2012 - $3,847 -21% -78% 50 $77   $53,849,888 66
Dec 24, 2012 - $940 -76% -86% 50 $19   $53,850,828 67
Dec 25, 2012 - $3,066 +226% -59% 50 $61   $53,853,894 68
Dec 26, 2012 - $5,073 +65% -31% 50 $101   $53,858,967 69
Dec 27, 2012 - $5,102 +1% -35% 50 $102   $53,864,069 70
Dec 28, 2012 - $6,191 +21% +82% 50 $124   $53,870,260 71
Dec 29, 2012 - $8,240 +33% +69% 50 $165   $53,878,500 72
Dec 30, 2012 - $6,321 -23% +64% 50 $126   $53,884,821 73
Dec 31, 2012 - $2,173 -66% +131% 50 $43   $53,886,994 74
Jan 1, 2013 - $5,206 +140% +70% 50 $104   $53,892,200 75
Jan 2, 2013 - $4,341 -17% -14% 50 $87   $53,896,541 76
Jan 3, 2013 - $3,794 -13% -26% 50 $76   $53,900,335 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 1 $33,957,365   3,412 $9,952   $33,957,365 1
Oct 26, 2012 4 $11,319,849 -67% 3,412 $3,318   $45,277,214 2
Nov 2, 2012 8 $5,343,365 -53% 3,006 $1,778   $50,620,579 3
Nov 9, 2012 11 $2,500,264 -53% 2,348 $1,065   $53,120,843 4
Nov 16, 2012 22 $502,953 -80% 108 $4,657   $53,623,796 5
Nov 23, 2012 45 $67,976 -86% 108 $629   $53,691,772 6
Nov 30, 2012 55 $35,738 -47% 70 $511   $53,727,510 7
Dec 7, 2012 63 $24,108 -33% 48 $502   $53,751,618 8
Dec 14, 2012 38 $86,129 +257% 157 $549   $53,837,747 9
Dec 21, 2012 51 $26,322 -69% 50 $526   $53,864,069 10
Dec 28, 2012 48 $36,266 +38% 50 $725   $53,900,335 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/18/2012 $1,170,491 125 128 649 $3,850,910 12/30/2018
Australia 10/18/2012 $3,689,188 321 321 1,256 $7,918,995 12/12/2015
Austria 10/19/2012 $465,721 61 61 126 $1,334,233 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/31/2012 $716,056 48 48 227 $1,308,797 12/12/2015
Bolivia 10/25/2012 $50,830 13 13 63 $238,632 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/19/2012 $1,669,080 262 262 1,268 $5,731,054 12/12/2015
Chile 10/18/2012 $228,755 60 60 190 $903,510 12/29/2018
Colombia 10/19/2012 $488,608 130 130 370 $1,642,820 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/18/2012 $0 0 13 48 $78,600 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/18/2012 $133,438 69 69 185 $316,278 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/18/2012 $0 0 35 35 $711,933 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/26/2012 $148,043 38 38 140 $462,295 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/31/2012 $21,704 8 10 75 $82,099 12/30/2018
Finland 10/19/2012 $0 0 41 100 $388,102 12/12/2015
France 10/31/2012 $4,470,507 250 260 760 $7,290,604 12/12/2015
Germany 10/18/2012 $0 0 412 1,167 $7,885,843 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/18/2012 $32,575 14 14 28 $69,491 12/29/2018
Indonesia 11/7/2012 $395,579 97 97 162 $1,119,363 12/29/2018
Israel 10/18/2012 $82,727 17 17 75 $582,948 12/29/2018
Italy 11/22/2012 $505,777 163 163 287 $1,020,272 12/14/2015
Japan 11/1/2012 $757,061 156 156 312 $2,161,386 12/12/2015
Lebanon 10/18/2012 $11,747 9 9 14 $56,915 12/29/2018
Malaysia 10/25/2012 $241,453 58 58 224 $677,598 12/13/2015
Mexico 10/19/2012 $2,200,983 956 956 2,979 $6,301,643 12/12/2015
Netherlands 10/25/2012 $515,088 47 47 180 $1,105,717 12/12/2015
Norway 10/19/2012 $0 0 69 142 $925,215 12/12/2015
Peru 10/25/2012 $499,896 113 113 352 $1,498,037 12/29/2018
Philippines 11/21/2012 $225,803 104 104 133 $323,485 12/29/2018
Poland 10/19/2012 $0 0 74 74 $627,412 12/29/2018
Portugal 11/1/2012 $137,944 38 38 132 $268,253 12/12/2015
Russia (CIS) 10/18/2012 $3,838,371 810 810 1,229 $6,635,462 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/25/2012 $11,728 9 9 99 $52,825 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/25/2012 $311,914 25 25 50 $457,693 12/12/2015
Slovakia 10/18/2012 $48,276 23 23 69 $117,293 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/25/2012 $19,261 6 6 42 $82,399 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/19/2012 $34,169 16 16 31 $71,293 12/12/2015
South Korea 10/25/2012 $0 0 54 54 $3,878,299 12/12/2015
Spain 10/19/2012 $905,917 238 238 863 $2,087,318 12/13/2015
Sweden 10/19/2012 $440,183 62 62 199 $1,254,011 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/18/2012 $199,271 19 30 99 $766,328 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/26/2012 $111,377 52 52 145 $332,445 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/18/2012 $64,848 32 32 83 $148,731 12/12/2015
Turkey 10/19/2012 $0 0 102 393 $1,325,963 12/30/2018
Ukraine 10/18/2012 $224,798 67 67 184 $432,702 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/18/2012 $236,332 32 32 49 $428,396 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/17/2012 $4,104,603 416 416 1,605 $9,578,112 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $50,266 9 9 42 $195,458 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/28/2012 $268,175 44 48 210 $1,795,009 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/30/2012 $55,288 22 22 50 $197,008 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $2,198,472
 
International Total$88,917,657 12/30/2018

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 3, 20134185,187 185,187$3,179,661$3,179,6611
Feb 10, 20131071,147-62% 256,334$1,359,619$4,539,2802
Feb 17, 20132535,318-50% 291,652$529,417$5,068,6973
Feb 24, 20132014,240-60% 305,892$282,664$5,351,3614
Mar 3, 20132919,371+36% 325,263$384,127$5,735,4885

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 3, 2013454,440 54,440$1,151,944$1,151,9441
Feb 10, 2013818,311-66% 72,751$447,337$1,599,2812

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Leading Cast

Kathryn Newton    Alex

Supporting Cast

Matt Shively    Ben
Aiden Lovecamp    Wyatt
Brady Allen    Robbie
Stephen Dunham    Doug
Alexondra Lee    Holly
Katie Featherston    Katie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Henry Joost    Director
Ariel Schulman    Director
Christopher Landon    Screenwriter
Chad Feehan    Story Creator
Oren Peli    Based on the origioanl film by
Jason Blum    Producer
Oren Peli    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Executive Producer
Steven Schneider    Executive Producer
Christopher Landon    Executive Producer
Gregory Plotkin    Co-Producer
Allegra Clegg    Co-Producer
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Gregory Plotkin    Editor
Jennifer Spence    Production Designer
Jason Garner    Art Director
Lori Mazuer    Set Decorator
Leah Butler    Costume Designer
Walter Anderson    Sound
Peter Brown    Sound Designer
Jon Title    Sound Designer
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Gullesserian    Special Effects Coordinator
Eddie Pasquarello    Visual Effects Supervisor
James Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
James Moran    Associate Producer
James Moran    Assistant Director
James Moran    Second Unit Director
Terri Taylor    Casting Director

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

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March 20th, 2013

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March 20th, 2013

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March 19th, 2013

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 29th, 2013

January 28th, 2013

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International Box Office: Skyfall is Bond's Biggest Hit

November 15th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Skyfall remained in first place on the international chart with $89.08 million on 11,909 screens in 80 markets for a total of $429.63 million. This is the biggest international total for the franchise and it is very close to topping the worldwide total of all of the pre-Daniel Craig Bond films. Worldwide, the film has $520.19 million and is on pace to add at least $200 million more, likely $300 million to its worldwide total before it is done. There were no major market openings this weekend, but the film did become the biggest non-3D release in the U.K. with $114.50 million, including $16.61 million on 589 screens this past weekend. It is fifth on the all-time chart in that market, but it likely overtook Toy Story 3 ($116 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($117 million) already. Up next is Titanic at $127 million and Avatar at $149 million. I wouldn't be willing to bet money it would become the all time leader, but I also wouldn't bet money against it. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

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November 1st, 2012

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Mostly Tricks and Few Treats

October 29th, 2012

It was a really bad weekend for new releases with none of the new films meeting expectations and two of them opening below the Mendoza Line. Argo climbed to top spot over the weekend. It used to be quite common for films to climb to the top of the chart, but the market has changed and opening weekends have become so important, so this feat is now very rare. Cloud Atlas was the best of the new releases, but "Best" here is a dubious title, as it barely grabbed second place. Silent Hill: Revolution 3D barely grabbed fifth place, while the less said about Fun Size and Chasing Mavericks the better. The overall box office collapsed by 28% compared to last week hitting just $93 million. It also fell compared to last year, the box office was down 11%, which is disappointing after a series of wins. However, last year Puss in Boots debuted and it was more of a November release opening a week early. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011 with the margin at $8.71 billion to $8.40 billion, or 3.8%. The goal going forward is to maintain this lead, while any growth would be more than welcome. More...

Weekend Estimates: Argo Takes Lead as Openers Fail to Impress

October 28th, 2012

A terrible weekend for new releases will leave Argo the weekend winner by default, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The biggest disappointment of the weekend is Cloud Atlas, a pricey ($102 million, according to reports) sci-fi epic from Lana and Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer, that will open with $9.4 million or so, and won't be helped by a C+ CinemaScore. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D confirms that it won't be the new Halloween franchise by opening with a projected $8m, but that looks positively healthy compared to the openings of Fun Size and Chasing Mavericks. With those films projected to open with $4.06 million and $2.2 million respectively, this pre-Halloween weekend looks like a bloodbath. More...

Weekend Predictions: Outlook Looks Cloudy

October 25th, 2012

There are four new films coming out in wide release this week and depending on who you ask, there are four films that have a shot at earning first place. Last Friday, I assumed Cloud Atlas would win, but its reviews have taken a major hit and it will likely finish below the overall positive level. This leaves an opening for Silent Hill: Revolution 3D, which is opening in the most theaters, but it has no reviews and direct competition. Argo has been leading the way on the daily chart and there's a chance it will climb into first place this weekend. There is also a chance that Paranormal Activity will retain first place, although it will have to avoid the predicted collapse. So which film will come out on top? I'm not sure. On the other hand, I'm fairly sure the other two wide releases will fail to find a substantial audience. Fun Size is opening in 2,800 theaters, but very few think it will do well. Even making the top five is likely out of the question. Meanwhile, Chasing Mavericks is opening in just over 2,000 theaters and it is another film that will likely miss the top five, maybe even the top ten. Compared to last year, 2012 is in trouble. Puss in Boots opened with just over $34 million and there's a small chance all four wide releases won't make that much combined this weekend. There's almost no chance 2012 will come out ahead, unless at least two of the new releases are much bigger than expected. More...

International Box Office: Normal Activity

October 25th, 2012

Paranormal Activity 4 opened in first place on the international chart with $26.35 million on 3,900 screens in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets. It earned first place in Australia with $3.73 million on 321 screens and in Germany with $3.30 million on 316. It was also strong in Mexico topping the chart with $2.20 million on 956 and in Brazil with $1.81 million on 268. The film had to settle for second place in the U.K. with $4.08 million on 416 screens and in Russia with $3.90 million on 810 screens. While it missed first place, it still did well in both markets. On the other hand, it really struggled in Spain earning fourth place with just $918,000 on 238 screens. It is still too early to tell where the film will end up, but this is a good start More...

Contest: Dinos vs. Dora: Winning Announcement

October 24th, 2012

The winners of our Dinos vs. Dora contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Paranormal Inactivity

October 22nd, 2012

As everyone was expecting, Paranormal Activity 4 led the way on the box office chart this past weekend; however, it did so with much weaker than expected numbers. The other new release, Alex Cross, also missed expectations. On the other hand, the holdovers held on a lot better than expected. The overall box office was still weaker than last weekend, but only by 0.9%. We can call that a tie. Compared to last year, the overall box office rose by 6%. That's not a huge amount, but considering this weekend last year saw Paranormal Activity 3 break the record for biggest October opening, a victory by any margin is worth celebrating. Year-to-date, 2012 is maintaining its lead over 2011. 2012 currently has a 3.9% advantage over 2011's pace at $8.59 billion to $8.26 billion. Since 2011 didn't have a strong winter run, 2012 should be able to maintain, if not expand, its lead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Active Will the Box Office Be?

October 18th, 2012

It's the weekend before Halloween, so that must mean Paranormal Activity. The fourth installment in the franchise should dominate the box office, but the challenge is for Paranormal Activity 4 to top Paranormal Activity 3. The only other wide release of the week is Alex Cross, Tyler Perry's attempt to build a mainstream acting career. There's not a lot of buzz for that film. Last year Paranormal Activity 3 broke the record for biggest October opening. There's a slim chance that will happen this year as well, but probably not. On the other hand, the other three releases made roughly $14 million combined, so while we are not as strong at the top, there's better depth in 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Recaptures Top Spot

October 15th, 2012

It was another good week at the box office with just about every film in the top ten at least doing as well as expected. Granted, none of the new releases were monster hits, but the depth was very good with five films topping $10 million over the weekend. Taken 2 remained in first place, so it should come as no surprise that the box office was lower than last weekend; however, it only fell 8.6% to $130 million. This is 48% more than the same weekend last year, which is a huge boost. Year-to-date, 2012 expanded its lead to 3.8% at $8.42 billion to $8.11 billion. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like 2012 would fall below 2011's pace in the end, but now things are looking a lot more optimistic. More...

Contest: Dinos vs. Dora

October 12th, 2012

There are only two wide releases coming out next week and nearly everyone thinks Paranormal Activity 4 will top Alex Cross. (To be fair, Tyler Perry has surprised analysts a lot of times in the past and this film might also do much better than expected.) In fact, there are some who think Paranormal Activity 4 could break the record for biggest October opening. As such, it is the clear choice target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Paranormal Activity 4. 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 both Dinosaur Town: Dinosaurs A to Z on DVD and Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of both Dinosaur Town: Dinosaurs A to Z on DVD and Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...


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Synopsis

The next sequel in the Paranormal Activity franchise.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,003,866 (53.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 28.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,412 opening theaters/3,412 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,995,670

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,709 $53,900,335
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $88,917,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,328 $142,817,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 484 $53,900,335
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $88,917,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $142,817,992

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 19th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: October 17th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Chile)
October 18th, 2012 (Wide) (Croatia)
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Video Release: January 29th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence/terror.
(Rating bulletin 2243, 10/3/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Paranormal Activity
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Keywords: Demons, Possessed, Found Footage, Scary Kids, Prologue, Intertitle, False Identity, Adopted Family, Filmed By a Character, Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise, IMAX: DMR, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Blumhouse, Solana Films, Room 101
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 72 $8,510,186 Oct 26, 2012 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $12,126,742 Oct 26, 2012 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 49 $29,003,866 Oct 19, 2012 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 55 $29,003,866 Oct 19, 2012 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 20 52.1% Oct 19, 2012 3
Top Horror Day Domestic 46 $15,110,106 Oct 19, 2012 1
Biggest Domestic October Day 57 $15,110,106 Oct 19, 2012 1

Leading Cast

Kathryn Newton    Alex

Supporting Cast

Matt Shively    Ben
Aiden Lovecamp    Wyatt
Brady Allen    Robbie
Stephen Dunham    Doug
Alexondra Lee    Holly
Katie Featherston    Katie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Henry Joost    Director
Ariel Schulman    Director
Christopher Landon    Screenwriter
Chad Feehan    Story Creator
Oren Peli    Based on the origioanl film by
Jason Blum    Producer
Oren Peli    Producer
Akiva Goldsman    Executive Producer
Steven Schneider    Executive Producer
Christopher Landon    Executive Producer
Gregory Plotkin    Co-Producer
Allegra Clegg    Co-Producer
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Gregory Plotkin    Editor
Jennifer Spence    Production Designer
Jason Garner    Art Director
Lori Mazuer    Set Decorator
Leah Butler    Costume Designer
Walter Anderson    Sound
Peter Brown    Sound Designer
Jon Title    Sound Designer
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Mann    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Gullesserian    Special Effects Coordinator
Eddie Pasquarello    Visual Effects Supervisor
James Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
James Moran    Associate Producer
James Moran    Assistant Director
James Moran    Second Unit Director
Terri Taylor    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Transylvania Transcends Competition

March 20th, 2013

New releases took four of the top five spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 3rd, 2013. Hotel Transylvania led the way with 633,000 units / $14.54 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 37%, which is very healthy for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Hotel is Booked Solid

March 20th, 2013

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart for the week of February 3rd with three in the top five and five in the top ten. This includes Hotel Transylvania, which opened in first place with 1.08 million units / $19.52 million and it is already in second place for the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 19th, 2013

March 19th, 2013

It is a very healthy week on the home market, at least at the top, as there are a number of big hits and Awards Season contenders. The biggest of these is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film didn't live up to expectations, but it is still worth picking up, especially if you've made the leap to 3D. There are also a couple of Awards Season contenders coming out this week, but I'm waiting for the screeners for both of them. Les Miserables has generated a lot of praise, but also some harsh criticisms. On the other hand, Zero Dark Thirty was one of the best movies of the year and even sight unseen, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Paranormal Activity 4

March 17th, 2013

Paranormal Activity has become the annual Halloween tradition, but there is reason to believe the moviegoing public is growing tired of the franchise. Paranormal Activity 4 made barely more in total than Paranormal Activity 3 earned during its opening weekend. (That said, Paranormal Activity 5 is already in the works, so the studio is still happy). Was the drop in box office numbers just a result franchise fatigue? Or was there a reason people aren't showing up anymore? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 29th, 2013

January 28th, 2013

There are quite a few films that opened wide in theaters on this week's list, but most of them bombed at the box office. Hotel Transylvania is the only exception, but while it is a good kids movie, it isn't Pick of the Week material. The best release of the week, in my opinion, is Seven Psychopaths on either DVD or Blu-ray. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall is Bond's Biggest Hit

November 15th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Skyfall remained in first place on the international chart with $89.08 million on 11,909 screens in 80 markets for a total of $429.63 million. This is the biggest international total for the franchise and it is very close to topping the worldwide total of all of the pre-Daniel Craig Bond films. Worldwide, the film has $520.19 million and is on pace to add at least $200 million more, likely $300 million to its worldwide total before it is done. There were no major market openings this weekend, but the film did become the biggest non-3D release in the U.K. with $114.50 million, including $16.61 million on 589 screens this past weekend. It is fifth on the all-time chart in that market, but it likely overtook Toy Story 3 ($116 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($117 million) already. Up next is Titanic at $127 million and Avatar at $149 million. I wouldn't be willing to bet money it would become the all time leader, but I also wouldn't bet money against it. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall Starts Sky High

November 1st, 2012

In what has to be one of the least surprising events of the year, Skyfall opened in first place on the international box office chart. It pulled in $83.05 million on 5,077 screens in 25 markets, this includes first place debuts in all 25 markets. It was surprisingly strong in its native U.K. with $32.41 million on 587 screens, which was the second best three-day opening in that market behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The film was also huge in France with $9.70 million on 820 screens and in Russia with $8.27 million on 1,254 screens. In South Korea, the film made $6.02 million on 749 screens and in Brazil it earned $3.18 million on 537 screens. The film was also a multi-million dollar hit in a number of smaller markets. This includes $3.58 million on 116 screens in Denmark, $3.13 million on 179 in Norway, $2.82 million on 222 in Sweden, and 2.49 million on 217 in Poland. On average, the film was 30% stronger than Quantum of Solace's opening weekends in these market, and 76% higher than Casino Royale. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mostly Tricks and Few Treats

October 29th, 2012

It was a really bad weekend for new releases with none of the new films meeting expectations and two of them opening below the Mendoza Line. Argo climbed to top spot over the weekend. It used to be quite common for films to climb to the top of the chart, but the market has changed and opening weekends have become so important, so this feat is now very rare. Cloud Atlas was the best of the new releases, but "Best" here is a dubious title, as it barely grabbed second place. Silent Hill: Revolution 3D barely grabbed fifth place, while the less said about Fun Size and Chasing Mavericks the better. The overall box office collapsed by 28% compared to last week hitting just $93 million. It also fell compared to last year, the box office was down 11%, which is disappointing after a series of wins. However, last year Puss in Boots debuted and it was more of a November release opening a week early. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011 with the margin at $8.71 billion to $8.40 billion, or 3.8%. The goal going forward is to maintain this lead, while any growth would be more than welcome. More...

Weekend Estimates: Argo Takes Lead as Openers Fail to Impress

October 28th, 2012

A terrible weekend for new releases will leave Argo the weekend winner by default, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The biggest disappointment of the weekend is Cloud Atlas, a pricey ($102 million, according to reports) sci-fi epic from Lana and Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer, that will open with $9.4 million or so, and won't be helped by a C+ CinemaScore. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D confirms that it won't be the new Halloween franchise by opening with a projected $8m, but that looks positively healthy compared to the openings of Fun Size and Chasing Mavericks. With those films projected to open with $4.06 million and $2.2 million respectively, this pre-Halloween weekend looks like a bloodbath. More...

Weekend Predictions: Outlook Looks Cloudy

October 25th, 2012

There are four new films coming out in wide release this week and depending on who you ask, there are four films that have a shot at earning first place. Last Friday, I assumed Cloud Atlas would win, but its reviews have taken a major hit and it will likely finish below the overall positive level. This leaves an opening for Silent Hill: Revolution 3D, which is opening in the most theaters, but it has no reviews and direct competition. Argo has been leading the way on the daily chart and there's a chance it will climb into first place this weekend. There is also a chance that Paranormal Activity will retain first place, although it will have to avoid the predicted collapse. So which film will come out on top? I'm not sure. On the other hand, I'm fairly sure the other two wide releases will fail to find a substantial audience. Fun Size is opening in 2,800 theaters, but very few think it will do well. Even making the top five is likely out of the question. Meanwhile, Chasing Mavericks is opening in just over 2,000 theaters and it is another film that will likely miss the top five, maybe even the top ten. Compared to last year, 2012 is in trouble. Puss in Boots opened with just over $34 million and there's a small chance all four wide releases won't make that much combined this weekend. There's almost no chance 2012 will come out ahead, unless at least two of the new releases are much bigger than expected. More...

International Box Office: Normal Activity

October 25th, 2012

Paranormal Activity 4 opened in first place on the international chart with $26.35 million on 3,900 screens in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets. It earned first place in Australia with $3.73 million on 321 screens and in Germany with $3.30 million on 316. It was also strong in Mexico topping the chart with $2.20 million on 956 and in Brazil with $1.81 million on 268. The film had to settle for second place in the U.K. with $4.08 million on 416 screens and in Russia with $3.90 million on 810 screens. While it missed first place, it still did well in both markets. On the other hand, it really struggled in Spain earning fourth place with just $918,000 on 238 screens. It is still too early to tell where the film will end up, but this is a good start More...

Contest: Dinos vs. Dora: Winning Announcement

October 24th, 2012

The winners of our Dinos vs. Dora contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Paranormal Inactivity

October 22nd, 2012

As everyone was expecting, Paranormal Activity 4 led the way on the box office chart this past weekend; however, it did so with much weaker than expected numbers. The other new release, Alex Cross, also missed expectations. On the other hand, the holdovers held on a lot better than expected. The overall box office was still weaker than last weekend, but only by 0.9%. We can call that a tie. Compared to last year, the overall box office rose by 6%. That's not a huge amount, but considering this weekend last year saw Paranormal Activity 3 break the record for biggest October opening, a victory by any margin is worth celebrating. Year-to-date, 2012 is maintaining its lead over 2011. 2012 currently has a 3.9% advantage over 2011's pace at $8.59 billion to $8.26 billion. Since 2011 didn't have a strong winter run, 2012 should be able to maintain, if not expand, its lead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Active Will the Box Office Be?

October 18th, 2012

It's the weekend before Halloween, so that must mean Paranormal Activity. The fourth installment in the franchise should dominate the box office, but the challenge is for Paranormal Activity 4 to top Paranormal Activity 3. The only other wide release of the week is Alex Cross, Tyler Perry's attempt to build a mainstream acting career. There's not a lot of buzz for that film. Last year Paranormal Activity 3 broke the record for biggest October opening. There's a slim chance that will happen this year as well, but probably not. On the other hand, the other three releases made roughly $14 million combined, so while we are not as strong at the top, there's better depth in 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Recaptures Top Spot

October 15th, 2012

It was another good week at the box office with just about every film in the top ten at least doing as well as expected. Granted, none of the new releases were monster hits, but the depth was very good with five films topping $10 million over the weekend. Taken 2 remained in first place, so it should come as no surprise that the box office was lower than last weekend; however, it only fell 8.6% to $130 million. This is 48% more than the same weekend last year, which is a huge boost. Year-to-date, 2012 expanded its lead to 3.8% at $8.42 billion to $8.11 billion. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like 2012 would fall below 2011's pace in the end, but now things are looking a lot more optimistic. More...

Contest: Dinos vs. Dora

October 12th, 2012

There are only two wide releases coming out next week and nearly everyone thinks Paranormal Activity 4 will top Alex Cross. (To be fair, Tyler Perry has surprised analysts a lot of times in the past and this film might also do much better than expected.) In fact, there are some who think Paranormal Activity 4 could break the record for biggest October opening. As such, it is the clear choice target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Paranormal Activity 4. 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 both Dinosaur Town: Dinosaurs A to Z on DVD and Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of both Dinosaur Town: Dinosaurs A to Z on DVD and Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 1 $29,003,866   3,412 $8,501   $29,003,866 1
Oct 26, 2012 4 $8,510,186 -71% 3,412 $2,494   $42,467,551 2
Nov 2, 2012 8 $4,252,468 -50% 3,006 $1,415   $49,529,682 3
Nov 9, 2012 11 $1,980,033 -53% 2,348 $843   $52,600,612 4
Nov 16, 2012 18 $383,755 -81% 850 $451   $53,504,598 5
Nov 23, 2012 44 $52,915 -86% 108 $490   $53,676,711 6
Nov 30, 2012 51 $26,137 -51% 70 $373   $53,717,909 7
Dec 7, 2012 61 $17,904 -31% 48 $373   $53,745,414 8
Dec 14, 2012 36 $56,616 +216% 157 $361   $53,808,234 9
Dec 21, 2012 53 $12,141 -79% 50 $243   $53,849,888 10
Dec 28, 2012 47 $20,752 +71% 50 $415   $53,884,821 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2012 P $4,500,000     0     $4,500,000  
Oct 19, 2012 1 $15,110,106     3,412 $4,429   $15,110,106 1
Oct 20, 2012 1 $9,420,228 -38%   3,412 $2,761   $24,530,334 2
Oct 21, 2012 1 $4,473,532 -53%   3,412 $1,311   $29,003,866 3
Oct 22, 2012 1 $1,286,277 -71%   3,412 $377   $30,290,143 4
Oct 23, 2012 2 $1,493,521 +16%   3,412 $438   $31,783,664 5
Oct 24, 2012 2 $1,036,385 -31%   3,412 $304   $32,820,049 6
Oct 25, 2012 2 $1,137,316 +10%   3,412 $333   $33,957,365 7
Oct 26, 2012 4 $3,130,953 +175% -79% 3,412 $918   $37,088,318 8
Oct 27, 2012 4 $3,559,413 +14% -62% 3,412 $1,043   $40,647,731 9
Oct 28, 2012 4 $1,819,820 -49% -59% 3,412 $533   $42,467,551 10
Oct 29, 2012 4 $490,322 -73% -62% 3,412 $144   $42,957,873 11
Oct 30, 2012 5 $705,661 +44% -53% 3,412 $207   $43,663,534 12
Oct 31, 2012 2 $1,036,912 +47% n/c 3,412 $304   $44,700,446 13
Nov 1, 2012 5 $576,768 -44% -49% 3,412 $169   $45,277,214 14
Nov 2, 2012 7 $1,451,808 +152% -54% 3,006 $483   $46,729,022 15
Nov 3, 2012 8 $1,938,255 +34% -46% 3,006 $645   $48,667,277 16
Nov 4, 2012 8 $862,405 -56% -53% 3,006 $287   $49,529,682 17
Nov 5, 2012 7 $313,750 -64% -36% 3,006 $104   $49,843,432 18
Nov 6, 2012 10 $320,132 +2% -55% 3,006 $106   $50,163,564 19
Nov 7, 2012 8 $217,085 -32% -79% 3,006 $72   $50,380,649 20
Nov 8, 2012 9 $239,930 +11% -58% 3,006 $80   $50,620,579 21
Nov 9, 2012 10 $630,115 +163% -57% 2,348 $268   $51,250,694 22
Nov 10, 2012 11 $867,929 +38% -55% 2,348 $370   $52,118,623 23
Nov 11, 2012 11 $481,989 -44% -44% 2,348 $205   $52,600,612 24
Nov 12, 2012 11 $209,367 -57% -33% 2,348 $89   $52,809,979 25
Nov 13, 2012 11 $130,823 -38% -59% 2,348 $56   $52,940,802 26
Nov 14, 2012 11 $105,692 -19% -51% 2,348 $45   $53,046,494 27
Nov 15, 2012 13 $74,349 -30% -69% 2,348 $32   $53,120,843 28
Nov 16, 2012 - $125,868 +69% -80% 850 $148   $53,246,711 29
Nov 17, 2012 - $171,269 +36% -80% 850 $201   $53,417,980 30
Nov 18, 2012 - $86,618 -49% -82% 850 $102   $53,504,598 31
Nov 19, 2012 - $42,440 -51% -80% 850 $50   $53,547,038 32
Nov 20, 2012 - $59,645 +41% -54% 850 $70   $53,606,683 33
Nov 21, 2012 - $9,221 -85% -91% 108 $85   $53,615,904 34
Nov 22, 2012 - $7,892 -14% -89% 108 $73   $53,623,796 35
Nov 23, 2012 - $20,515 +160% -84% 108 $190   $53,644,311 36
Nov 24, 2012 - $23,087 +13% -87% 108 $214   $53,667,398 37
Nov 25, 2012 - $9,313 -60% -89% 108 $86   $53,676,711 38
Nov 26, 2012 - $3,401 -63% -92% 108 $31   $53,680,112 39
Nov 27, 2012 - $3,804 +12% -94% 108 $35   $53,683,916 40
Nov 28, 2012 - $3,718 -2% -60% 108 $34   $53,687,634 41
Nov 29, 2012 - $4,138 +11% -48% 108 $38   $53,691,772 42
Nov 30, 2012 - $8,483 +105% -59% 70 $121   $53,700,255 43
Dec 1, 2012 - $11,784 +39% -49% 70 $168   $53,712,039 44
Dec 2, 2012 - $5,870 -50% -37% 70 $84   $53,717,909 45
Dec 3, 2012 - $2,417 -59% -29% 70 $35   $53,720,326 46
Dec 4, 2012 - $2,452 +1% -36% 70 $35   $53,722,778 47
Dec 5, 2012 - $2,405 -2% -35% 70 $34   $53,725,183 48
Dec 6, 2012 - $2,327 -3% -44% 70 $33   $53,727,510 49
Dec 7, 2012 - $6,267 +169% -26% 48 $131   $53,733,777 50
Dec 8, 2012 - $7,702 +23% -35% 48 $160   $53,741,479 51
Dec 9, 2012 - $3,935 -49% -33% 48 $82   $53,745,414 52
Dec 10, 2012 - $1,512 -62% -37% 48 $32   $53,746,926 53
Dec 11, 2012 - $1,703 +13% -31% 48 $35   $53,748,629 54
Dec 12, 2012 - $1,566 -8% -35% 48 $33   $53,750,195 55
Dec 13, 2012 - $1,423 -9% -39% 48 $30   $53,751,618 56
Dec 14, 2012 - $13,976 +882% +123% 157 $89   $53,765,594 57
Dec 15, 2012 - $25,468 +82% +231% 157 $162   $53,791,062 58
Dec 16, 2012 - $17,172 -33% +336% 157 $109   $53,808,234 59
Dec 17, 2012 - $6,906 -60% +357% 157 $44   $53,815,140 60
Dec 18, 2012 - $7,426 +8% +336% 157 $47   $53,822,566 61
Dec 19, 2012 - $7,387 -1% +372% 157 $47   $53,829,953 62
Dec 20, 2012 - $7,794 +6% +448% 157 $50   $53,837,747 63
Dec 21, 2012 - $3,411 -56% -76% 50 $68   $53,841,158 64
Dec 22, 2012 - $4,883 +43% -81% 50 $98   $53,846,041 65
Dec 23, 2012 - $3,847 -21% -78% 50 $77   $53,849,888 66
Dec 24, 2012 - $940 -76% -86% 50 $19   $53,850,828 67
Dec 25, 2012 - $3,066 +226% -59% 50 $61   $53,853,894 68
Dec 26, 2012 - $5,073 +65% -31% 50 $101   $53,858,967 69
Dec 27, 2012 - $5,102 +1% -35% 50 $102   $53,864,069 70
Dec 28, 2012 - $6,191 +21% +82% 50 $124   $53,870,260 71
Dec 29, 2012 - $8,240 +33% +69% 50 $165   $53,878,500 72
Dec 30, 2012 - $6,321 -23% +64% 50 $126   $53,884,821 73
Dec 31, 2012 - $2,173 -66% +131% 50 $43   $53,886,994 74
Jan 1, 2013 - $5,206 +140% +70% 50 $104   $53,892,200 75
Jan 2, 2013 - $4,341 -17% -14% 50 $87   $53,896,541 76
Jan 3, 2013 - $3,794 -13% -26% 50 $76   $53,900,335 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 1 $33,957,365   3,412 $9,952   $33,957,365 1
Oct 26, 2012 4 $11,319,849 -67% 3,412 $3,318   $45,277,214 2
Nov 2, 2012 8 $5,343,365 -53% 3,006 $1,778   $50,620,579 3
Nov 9, 2012 11 $2,500,264 -53% 2,348 $1,065   $53,120,843 4
Nov 16, 2012 22 $502,953 -80% 108 $4,657   $53,623,796 5
Nov 23, 2012 45 $67,976 -86% 108 $629   $53,691,772 6
Nov 30, 2012 55 $35,738 -47% 70 $511   $53,727,510 7
Dec 7, 2012 63 $24,108 -33% 48 $502   $53,751,618 8
Dec 14, 2012 38 $86,129 +257% 157 $549   $53,837,747 9
Dec 21, 2012 51 $26,322 -69% 50 $526   $53,864,069 10
Dec 28, 2012 48 $36,266 +38% 50 $725   $53,900,335 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/18/2012 $1,170,491 125 128 649 $3,850,910 12/30/2018
Australia 10/18/2012 $3,689,188 321 321 1,256 $7,918,995 12/12/2015
Austria 10/19/2012 $465,721 61 61 126 $1,334,233 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/31/2012 $716,056 48 48 227 $1,308,797 12/12/2015
Bolivia 10/25/2012 $50,830 13 13 63 $238,632 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/19/2012 $1,669,080 262 262 1,268 $5,731,054 12/12/2015
Chile 10/18/2012 $228,755 60 60 190 $903,510 12/29/2018
Colombia 10/19/2012 $488,608 130 130 370 $1,642,820 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/18/2012 $0 0 13 48 $78,600 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/18/2012 $133,438 69 69 185 $316,278 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/18/2012 $0 0 35 35 $711,933 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/26/2012 $148,043 38 38 140 $462,295 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/31/2012 $21,704 8 10 75 $82,099 12/30/2018
Finland 10/19/2012 $0 0 41 100 $388,102 12/12/2015
France 10/31/2012 $4,470,507 250 260 760 $7,290,604 12/12/2015
Germany 10/18/2012 $0 0 412 1,167 $7,885,843 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/18/2012 $32,575 14 14 28 $69,491 12/29/2018
Indonesia 11/7/2012 $395,579 97 97 162 $1,119,363 12/29/2018
Israel 10/18/2012 $82,727 17 17 75 $582,948 12/29/2018
Italy 11/22/2012 $505,777 163 163 287 $1,020,272 12/14/2015
Japan 11/1/2012 $757,061 156 156 312 $2,161,386 12/12/2015
Lebanon 10/18/2012 $11,747 9 9 14 $56,915 12/29/2018
Malaysia 10/25/2012 $241,453 58 58 224 $677,598 12/13/2015
Mexico 10/19/2012 $2,200,983 956 956 2,979 $6,301,643 12/12/2015
Netherlands 10/25/2012 $515,088 47 47 180 $1,105,717 12/12/2015
Norway 10/19/2012 $0 0 69 142 $925,215 12/12/2015
Peru 10/25/2012 $499,896 113 113 352 $1,498,037 12/29/2018
Philippines 11/21/2012 $225,803 104 104 133 $323,485 12/29/2018
Poland 10/19/2012 $0 0 74 74 $627,412 12/29/2018
Portugal 11/1/2012 $137,944 38 38 132 $268,253 12/12/2015
Russia (CIS) 10/18/2012 $3,838,371 810 810 1,229 $6,635,462 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/25/2012 $11,728 9 9 99 $52,825 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/25/2012 $311,914 25 25 50 $457,693 12/12/2015
Slovakia 10/18/2012 $48,276 23 23 69 $117,293 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/25/2012 $19,261 6 6 42 $82,399 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/19/2012 $34,169 16 16 31 $71,293 12/12/2015
South Korea 10/25/2012 $0 0 54 54 $3,878,299 12/12/2015
Spain 10/19/2012 $905,917 238 238 863 $2,087,318 12/13/2015
Sweden 10/19/2012 $440,183 62 62 199 $1,254,011 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/18/2012 $199,271 19 30 99 $766,328 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/26/2012 $111,377 52 52 145 $332,445 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/18/2012 $64,848 32 32 83 $148,731 12/12/2015
Turkey 10/19/2012 $0 0 102 393 $1,325,963 12/30/2018
Ukraine 10/18/2012 $224,798 67 67 184 $432,702 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/18/2012 $236,332 32 32 49 $428,396 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/17/2012 $4,104,603 416 416 1,605 $9,578,112 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $50,266 9 9 42 $195,458 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/28/2012 $268,175 44 48 210 $1,795,009 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/30/2012 $55,288 22 22 50 $197,008 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $2,198,472
 
International Total$88,917,657 12/30/2018

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 3, 20134185,187 185,187$3,179,661$3,179,6611
Feb 10, 20131071,147-62% 256,334$1,359,619$4,539,2802
Feb 17, 20132535,318-50% 291,652$529,417$5,068,6973
Feb 24, 20132014,240-60% 305,892$282,664$5,351,3614
Mar 3, 20132919,371+36% 325,263$384,127$5,735,4885

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 3, 2013454,440 54,440$1,151,944$1,151,9441
Feb 10, 2013818,311-66% 72,751$447,337$1,599,2812

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