Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $146,336,178Details
International Box Office $39,568,572Details
Worldwide Box Office $185,904,750
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $56,398,072 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,904,861 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $58,302,933
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,832,636 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,144 opening theaters/3,206 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,455,990

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 431 $146,336,178
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $39,568,572
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 998 $185,904,750
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 42 $146,336,178
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $39,568,572
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $185,904,750

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: January 16th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 19th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Comparisons: vs. Parental Guidance
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Crime, Hostage, Rescue, Single Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Friday 94 $595,113 Mar 20, 2009 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 55 $394,286 Mar 19, 2009 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 62 $364,314 Mar 18, 2009 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 96 $338,543 Mar 17, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 86 $1,465,513 Mar 14, 2009 58
Biggest 9th Friday 85 $859,612 Mar 13, 2009 57
Biggest 8th Saturday 83 $1,987,503 Mar 7, 2009 51
Biggest 7th Saturday 91 $2,683,100 Feb 28, 2009 44
Biggest 5th Monday 33 $2,590,705 Feb 16, 2009 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 96 $3,173,203 Feb 15, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $10,983,319 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $16,548,206 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 96 $13,574,024 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $20,451,531 Feb 13, 2009 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 53 $5,432,501 Feb 14, 2009 30
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $13,872,751 Jan 30, 2009 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $20,901,610 Jan 30, 2009 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 33 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 70 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 97 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $47,961,166 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $39,234,238 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $59,112,910 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 8 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $47,961,166 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 7 $39,234,238 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 5 $59,112,910 Jan 16, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic January Day 69 $13,235,767 Jan 17, 2009 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2009 1 $31,832,636   3,144 $10,125   $31,832,636 1
Jan 23, 2009 1 $21,623,182 -32% 3,144 $6,878   $64,923,380 2
Jan 30, 2009 2 $13,872,751 -36% 3,206 $4,327   $83,247,655 3
Feb 6, 2009 5 $10,884,825 -22% 3,169 $3,435   $96,886,687 4
Feb 13, 2009 6 $10,983,319 +1% 2,965 $3,704   $109,797,819 5
Feb 20, 2009 7 $6,821,377 -38% 2,835 $2,406   $121,200,930 6
Feb 27, 2009 6 $5,602,392 -18% 2,698 $2,076   $128,107,912 7
Mar 6, 2009 5 $4,146,316 -26% 2,558 $1,621   $133,588,995 8
Mar 13, 2009 7 $3,119,151 -25% 2,281 $1,367   $137,785,983 9
Mar 20, 2009 11 $1,842,984 -41% 1,762 $1,046   $141,052,214 10
Mar 27, 2009 14 $840,596 -54% 1,082 $777   $142,503,850 11
Apr 3, 2009 16 $373,718 -56% 545 $686   $143,162,362 12
Apr 10, 2009 15 $596,019 +59% 514 $1,160   $143,956,523 13
Apr 17, 2009 17 $473,756 -21% 403 $1,176   $144,689,133 14
Apr 24, 2009 19 $357,883 -24% 342 $1,046   $145,151,723 15
May 1, 2009 22 $273,508 -24% 297 $921   $145,501,364 16
May 8, 2009 19 $226,886 -17% 267 $850   $145,790,203 17
May 15, 2009 21 $236,184 +4% 240 $984   $146,081,053 18
May 22, 2009 32 $147,141 -38% 194 $758   $146,293,127 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 16, 2009 1 $9,791,368     3,144 $3,114   $9,791,368 1
Jan 17, 2009 1 $13,235,767 +35%   3,144 $4,210   $23,027,135 2
Jan 18, 2009 1 $8,805,501 -33%   3,144 $2,801   $31,832,636 3
Jan 19, 2009 1 $7,401,602 -16%   3,144 $2,354   $39,234,238 4
Jan 20, 2009 1 $1,591,683 -78%   3,144 $506   $40,825,921 5
Jan 21, 2009 2 $1,195,583 -25%   3,144 $380   $42,021,504 6
Jan 22, 2009 2 $1,278,694 +7%   3,144 $407   $43,300,198 7
Jan 23, 2009 2 $5,612,176 +339% -43% 3,144 $1,785   $48,912,374 8
Jan 24, 2009 1 $10,066,149 +79% -24% 3,144 $3,202   $58,978,523 9
Jan 25, 2009 1 $5,944,857 -41% -32% 3,144 $1,891   $64,923,380 10
Jan 26, 2009 2 $1,140,115 -81% -85% 3,144 $363   $66,063,495 11
Jan 27, 2009 3 $1,081,117 -5% -32% 3,144 $344   $67,144,612 12
Jan 28, 2009 1 $1,158,610 +7% -3% 3,144 $369   $68,303,222 13
Jan 29, 2009 2 $1,071,682 -8% -16% 3,144 $341   $69,374,904 14
Jan 30, 2009 3 $4,085,226 +281% -27% 3,206 $1,274   $73,460,130 15
Jan 31, 2009 2 $7,259,165 +78% -28% 3,206 $2,264   $80,719,295 16
Feb 1, 2009 2 $2,528,360 -65% -57% 3,206 $789   $83,247,655 17
Feb 2, 2009 3 $705,315 -72% -38% 3,206 $220   $83,952,970 18
Feb 3, 2009 4 $686,579 -3% -36% 3,206 $214   $84,639,549 19
Feb 4, 2009 4 $665,107 -3% -43% 3,206 $207   $85,304,656 20
Feb 5, 2009 4 $697,206 +5% -35% 3,206 $217   $86,001,862 21
Feb 6, 2009 6 $2,760,598 +296% -32% 3,169 $871   $88,762,460 22
Feb 7, 2009 5 $5,201,124 +88% -28% 3,169 $1,641   $93,963,584 23
Feb 8, 2009 5 $2,923,103 -44% +16% 3,169 $922   $96,886,687 24
Feb 9, 2009 5 $532,394 -82% -25% 3,169 $168   $97,419,081 25
Feb 10, 2009 7 $465,701 -13% -32% 3,169 $147   $97,884,782 26
Feb 11, 2009 7 $403,856 -13% -39% 3,169 $127   $98,288,638 27
Feb 12, 2009 6 $525,862 +30% -25% 3,169 $166   $98,814,500 28
Feb 13, 2009 7 $2,377,615 +352% -14% 2,965 $802   $101,192,115 29
Feb 14, 2009 6 $5,432,501 +128% +4% 2,965 $1,832   $106,624,616 30
Feb 15, 2009 6 $3,173,203 -42% +9% 2,965 $1,070   $109,797,819 31
Feb 16, 2009 6 $2,590,705 -18% +387% 2,965 $874   $112,388,524 32
Feb 17, 2009 6 $727,984 -72% +56% 2,965 $246   $113,116,508 33
Feb 18, 2009 6 $604,490 -17% +50% 2,965 $204   $113,720,998 34
Feb 19, 2009 6 $658,555 +9% +25% 2,965 $222   $114,379,553 35
Feb 20, 2009 9 $1,857,521 +182% -22% 2,835 $655   $116,237,074 36
Feb 21, 2009 7 $3,132,266 +69% -42% 2,835 $1,105   $119,369,340 37
Feb 22, 2009 6 $1,831,590 -42% -42% 2,835 $646   $121,200,930 38
Feb 23, 2009 9 $331,144 -82% -87% 2,835 $117   $121,532,074 39
Feb 24, 2009 9 $343,201 +4% -53% 2,835 $121   $121,875,275 40
Feb 25, 2009 9 $298,388 -13% -51% 2,835 $105   $122,173,663 41
Feb 26, 2009 9 $331,857 +11% -50% 2,835 $117   $122,505,520 42
Feb 27, 2009 8 $1,421,484 +328% -23% 2,698 $527   $123,927,004 43
Feb 28, 2009 5 $2,683,100 +89% -14% 2,698 $994   $126,610,104 44
Mar 1, 2009 6 $1,497,808 -44% -18% 2,698 $555   $128,107,912 45
Mar 2, 2009 7 $365,048 -76% +10% 2,698 $135   $128,472,960 46
Mar 3, 2009 7 $351,356 -4% +2% 2,698 $130   $128,824,316 47
Mar 4, 2009 7 $308,851 -12% +4% 2,698 $114   $129,133,167 48
Mar 5, 2009 7 $309,512 n/c -7% 2,698 $115   $129,442,679 49
Mar 6, 2009 6 $1,119,940 +262% -21% 2,558 $438   $130,562,619 50
Mar 7, 2009 5 $1,987,503 +77% -26% 2,558 $777   $132,550,122 51
Mar 8, 2009 5 $1,038,873 -48% -31% 2,558 $406   $133,588,995 52
Mar 9, 2009 6 $246,788 -76% -32% 2,558 $96   $133,835,783 53
Mar 10, 2009 7 $271,782 +10% -23% 2,558 $106   $134,107,565 54
Mar 11, 2009 6 $265,350 -2% -14% 2,558 $104   $134,372,915 55
Mar 12, 2009 6 $293,917 +11% -5% 2,558 $115   $134,666,832 56
Mar 13, 2009 9 $859,612 +192% -23% 2,281 $377   $135,526,444 57
Mar 14, 2009 7 $1,465,513 +70% -26% 2,281 $642   $136,991,957 58
Mar 15, 2009 8 $794,026 -46% -24% 2,281 $348   $137,785,983 59
Mar 16, 2009 8 $326,104 -59% +32% 2,281 $143   $138,112,087 60
Mar 17, 2009 8 $338,543 +4% +25% 2,281 $148   $138,450,630 61
Mar 18, 2009 7 $364,314 +8% +37% 2,281 $160   $138,814,944 62
Mar 19, 2009 6 $394,286 +8% +34% 2,281 $173   $139,209,230 63
Mar 20, 2009 11 $595,113 +51% -31% 1,762 $338   $139,804,343 64
Mar 21, 2009 11 $817,968 +37% -44% 1,762 $464   $140,622,311 65
Mar 22, 2009 11 $429,903 -47% -46% 1,762 $244   $141,052,214 66
Mar 23, 2009 11 $145,917 -66% -55% 1,762 $83   $141,198,131 67
Mar 24, 2009 11 $151,766 +4% -55% 1,762 $86   $141,349,897 68
Mar 25, 2009 11 $157,824 +4% -57% 1,762 $90   $141,507,721 69
Mar 26, 2009 11 $155,533 -1% -61% 1,762 $88   $141,663,254 70
Mar 27, 2009 14 $238,619 +53% -60% 1,082 $221   $141,901,873 71
Mar 28, 2009 14 $377,295 +58% -54% 1,082 $349   $142,279,168 72
Mar 29, 2009 14 $224,682 -40% -48% 1,082 $208   $142,503,850 73
Mar 30, 2009 14 $65,044 -71% -55% 1,082 $60   $142,568,894 74
Mar 31, 2009 14 $72,814 +12% -52% 1,082 $67   $142,641,708 75
Apr 1, 2009 14 $71,678 -2% -55% 1,082 $66   $142,713,386 76
Apr 2, 2009 14 $75,258 +5% -52% 1,082 $70   $142,788,644 77
Apr 3, 2009 16 $121,261 +61% -49% 545 $222   $142,909,905 78
Apr 4, 2009 16 $163,675 +35% -57% 545 $300   $143,073,580 79
Apr 5, 2009 16 $88,782 -46% -60% 545 $163   $143,162,362 80
May 25, 2009 27 $43,051     194 $222   $146,336,178 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2009 1 $43,300,198   3,144 $13,772   $43,300,198 1
Jan 23, 2009 1 $26,074,706 -40% 3,144 $8,293   $69,374,904 2
Jan 30, 2009 2 $16,626,958 -36% 3,206 $5,186   $86,001,862 3
Feb 6, 2009 5 $12,812,638 -23% 3,169 $4,043   $98,814,500 4
Feb 13, 2009 6 $15,565,053 +21% 2,965 $5,250   $114,379,553 5
Feb 20, 2009 8 $8,125,967 -48% 2,835 $2,866   $122,505,520 6
Feb 27, 2009 6 $6,937,159 -15% 2,698 $2,571   $129,442,679 7
Mar 6, 2009 6 $5,224,153 -25% 2,558 $2,042   $134,666,832 8
Mar 13, 2009 7 $4,542,398 -13% 2,281 $1,991   $139,209,230 9
Mar 20, 2009 11 $2,454,024 -46% 1,762 $1,393   $141,663,254 10
Mar 27, 2009 14 $1,125,390 -54% 1,082 $1,040   $142,788,644 11
Apr 3, 2009 16 $571,860 -49% 545 $1,049   $143,360,504 12
Apr 10, 2009 15 $854,873 +49% 514 $1,663   $144,215,377 13
Apr 17, 2009 18 $578,463 -32% 403 $1,435   $144,793,840 14
Apr 24, 2009 21 $434,016 -25% 342 $1,269   $145,227,856 15
May 1, 2009 23 $335,461 -23% 297 $1,129   $145,563,317 16
May 8, 2009 21 $281,552 -16% 267 $1,055   $145,844,869 17
May 15, 2009 23 $301,117 +7% 240 $1,255   $146,145,986 18
May 22, 2009 32 $190,192 -37% 194 $980   $146,336,178 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 24, 200911,702,832 1,702,832$27,551,822$27,551,8221
May 31, 20091459,660-73% 2,162,492$8,237,107$35,788,9292
Jun 7, 20093192,032-58% 2,354,524$3,070,592$38,859,5213
Jun 14, 20094167,045-13% 2,521,569$2,671,050$41,530,5714
Jun 21, 20091467,044-60% 2,588,613$1,014,376$42,544,9475
Jun 28, 20091456,162-16% 2,644,775$890,168$43,435,1156
Jul 5, 20092840,792-27% 2,685,567$652,264$44,087,3797
Jul 26, 20091449,679 2,773,002$822,684$45,539,18010
Nov 29, 20099499,226 3,340,978$3,309,868$50,119,07028

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

Leading Cast

Kevin James    Paul Blart

Supporting Cast

Keir O'Donnell    Veck Sims
Jayma Mays    Amy
Raini Rodriguez    Maya Blart
Shirley Knight    Mom
Stephen Rannazzisi    Stuart
Peter Gerety    Chief Brooks
Bobby Cannavale    Commander Kent
Adam Ferrara    Segeant Howard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Carr    Director
Kevin James    Screenwriter
Nick Bakay    Screenwriter
Todd Garner    Producer
Kevin James    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Producer
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Jeff Sussman    Executive Producer
Russ Alsobrook    Cinematographer
Jeff Freeman    Editor
Waddy Wachtel    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake    Production Designer
Alan Au    Art Director
Tracey Doyle    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Deb Adair    Sound Mixer
William Freesh    Sound Mixer
Michael J. Benavente    Supervising Sound Editor
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Jason Taragon    Associate Producer
Gino Falsetto    Associate Producer
Marty Eli Schwartz    Assistant Director
Barry Bernardi    Second Unit Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Nicole Abellera    Casting Director

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March 29th, 2009

Watchmen fell out of the top five with $6.35 million on 4965 screens in 53 markets for a total of $60.63 million. Unless it is a big hit in Japan over the weekend, $100 million internationally is likely out of the question, as is $200 million worldwide. Depending on how much it costs to advertise, it could still make enough to show a profit, but it could take quite a bit longer than the studio would have liked. More...

Watchmen Tops 2009 Chart but Below Record Levels

March 10th, 2009

Watchmen opened with the biggest weekend box office of the year so far, but it was below the record-breaking levels some predicted. That said, the overall box office was still up 4% from last weekend, and more importantly, up 8% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $1.96 billion, which is about 14% more than last year's pace. This is down from earlier in the year, but still very impressive nonetheless. More...

Horror Fans Love Valentine's Day

February 17th, 2009

Another record breaking weekend! President's Day long weekend smashed the previous record with a total of $188 million over three days and $220 million over four. To put this into perspective, the previous record was set in 2007 when the box office pulled in $187 million in four days. That's right, this year we earned more in three days than the previous record was over four. It goes without saying that there were huge increases over last weekend (up 22%) and over the same weekend last year (up 37% over three days and 33% over four). Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $1.47 billion, 22% ahead of last year's $1.20 billion pace. More...

Four-Day Weekend Estimates: Horror Leads Record-Breaking Weekend

February 16th, 2009

The theatrical market continued its remarkable run with another record-breaking weekend, based on studio estimates released on Monday. Friday the 13th led with a four-day estimate of $45.2 million, the second-best Presidents' Weekend opening ever. He's Just Not That Into You fell 29% from its opening and earned $23.4 million Friday-to-Monday, giving Warner Bros. a one-two finish. Taken lands in third place with an estimated $22.2 million, while Coraline takes fourth with $19.1 million; both movies fell less than 10% from last weekend, based on a three-day comparison More...

Moviegoers are Into Not That Into You

February 9th, 2009

2009 returned to its winning ways after a tiny 1% drop-off last week. Not only did the number one film beat expectations, but five of the six films on Thursday's column beat expectations. This led to a 22% jump at the box office to $155 million, which is 38% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now pulled in $1.22 billion vs. $1.02 billion for the same time last year, which is an outstanding 19.6% increase. More...

Will Moviegoers be into New Releases?

February 6th, 2009

There's a quartet of new wide releases coming out this week, with two coming out at saturation level theater counts, and two coming out that are barely opening truly wide. Additionally, only one of the wide releases is earning overall positive reviews, and most analysts seem to think that won't be enough to save it at the box office. Overall the new releases seem stronger than last year, as are the holdovers, which should help 2009 to expand on its lead, while overcoming last weekend's momentary dip at the box office. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Weekend Estimates: "Taken" Shows Action Can Work on Superbowl Weekend

February 1st, 2009

Moviegoers took Taken to the top of the chart this weekend, in spite of conventional wisdom that says that action thrillers can't work against the power of the Superbowl. Strong performances on Friday and Saturday will propel the movie to a $24.6 million opening weekend, according to Fox's estimate released on Sunday morning. Sony are delighted with another strong hold for Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which was down only 35% to $14 million, while The Uninvited had a decent $10.5 million weekend for Paramount. More...

Inviting New Releases to Town

January 29th, 2009

It could be tough this weekend for 2009 to maintain pace with 2008 for a few reasons. First of all, this time last year was the first weekend of February, and this time it is still the last weekend of January. Secondly, it is Super Bowl weekend, and the two widest releases are aiming at a male audience. Thirdly, this time last year Miley Cyrus proved she was a box office powerhouse, and there's no equivalent this year. That said, while the top of the chart might not be that strong, there is a lot more depth this year. A lot more. In fact, there is a slim chance that the sixth place film will make $10 million or more at the box office this weekend, and it is unlikely that any of the new releases will truly bomb, unlike last year. (Also, the Super Bowl is a lot less interesting this year compared to last.) More...

Blart Beats Back Competition

January 26th, 2009

New releases missed expectations, but enough of the holdovers excelled that that overall box office was still strong. Granted, it was down 17% from last weekend, but given the post-holiday slump, this is not bad. Also, $160 million is 14% more than the same weekend last year and it keeps 2009 well ahead of 2008 $861 million to $707 million, or 22%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

Paul Blart: Box Office Champion

January 20th, 2009

One film on Thursday's prediction column missed expectations; just one. This explains while, despite the fact that the number one film this year was well behind the number one film last year, the overall box office saw amazing growth to $193 million over three days, and $231 million over four. This was ahead of last year's Martin Luther King Jr. day long weekend by 25% and 24% respectively. Year-to-date, 2009 had brought in $668 million, which represents a 24% increase over last year's pace of $539 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of January 16th, 2009

January 17th, 2009

There were a number of wide releases trying to take advantage of the holiday this weekend, and several websites that had what it takes to stand out. The best of these is Hotel for Dogs' Official Site, which is the winner of our Weekly Website Award. More...

Celebrating Valentine's Day a Month Early

January 15th, 2009

A busy week with four films opening wide, all of which have widely different target demographics. Hotel for Dogs is going for families, My Bloody Valentine is going for hardcore horror fans, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is going for fans of SitCom comedy, while Notorious is going for fans of rap. Add in a couple of holdovers, and it's a crowded marketplace. It is unlikely that any of these films will top last year's number one film, Cloverfield, but perhaps combined they will keep pace with last year's box office. More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - January 29, 2008

January 29th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 27, 2008

January 27th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Night Watchman, High School Musical 3, Toy Story 3 and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 17, 2008

January 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Public Enemies, The Road, Whip It, and more! More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,832,636 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,144 opening theaters/3,206 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,455,990

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 431 $146,336,178
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $39,568,572
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 998 $185,904,750
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 42 $146,336,178
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $39,568,572
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $185,904,750

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: January 16th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 19th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Comparisons: vs. Parental Guidance
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Crime, Hostage, Rescue, Single Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Friday 94 $595,113 Mar 20, 2009 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 55 $394,286 Mar 19, 2009 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 62 $364,314 Mar 18, 2009 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 96 $338,543 Mar 17, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 86 $1,465,513 Mar 14, 2009 58
Biggest 9th Friday 85 $859,612 Mar 13, 2009 57
Biggest 8th Saturday 83 $1,987,503 Mar 7, 2009 51
Biggest 7th Saturday 91 $2,683,100 Feb 28, 2009 44
Biggest 5th Monday 33 $2,590,705 Feb 16, 2009 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 96 $3,173,203 Feb 15, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $10,983,319 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $16,548,206 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 96 $13,574,024 Feb 13, 2009 31
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $20,451,531 Feb 13, 2009 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 53 $5,432,501 Feb 14, 2009 30
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $13,872,751 Jan 30, 2009 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $20,901,610 Jan 30, 2009 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 33 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 70 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 97 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $47,961,166 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $39,234,238 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $59,112,910 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 8 $31,832,636 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $47,961,166 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 7 $39,234,238 Jan 16, 2009 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 5 $59,112,910 Jan 16, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic January Day 69 $13,235,767 Jan 17, 2009 2

Leading Cast

Kevin James    Paul Blart

Supporting Cast

Keir O'Donnell    Veck Sims
Jayma Mays    Amy
Raini Rodriguez    Maya Blart
Shirley Knight    Mom
Stephen Rannazzisi    Stuart
Peter Gerety    Chief Brooks
Bobby Cannavale    Commander Kent
Adam Ferrara    Segeant Howard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Carr    Director
Kevin James    Screenwriter
Nick Bakay    Screenwriter
Todd Garner    Producer
Kevin James    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Producer
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Jeff Sussman    Executive Producer
Russ Alsobrook    Cinematographer
Jeff Freeman    Editor
Waddy Wachtel    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake    Production Designer
Alan Au    Art Director
Tracey Doyle    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
Deb Adair    Sound Mixer
William Freesh    Sound Mixer
Michael J. Benavente    Supervising Sound Editor
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Jason Taragon    Associate Producer
Gino Falsetto    Associate Producer
Marty Eli Schwartz    Assistant Director
Barry Bernardi    Second Unit Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Nicole Abellera    Casting Director

2015 Preview: April

April 1st, 2015

Furious 7 poster

March ended on a good note and helped 2015 maintain its lead over 2014 thanks to a trio of $100 million movies: Cinderella, Insurgent, and Home. April isn't as strong as far as depth goes, as only Furious 7 is expected to come close to $100 million at the box office. On the positive side, it could earn $100 million during its opening weekend, becoming the fastest starting film of the year, so far. On the negative side, it is expected to earn more than double the rest of the films' combined box office totals. Even worse, last April, there were two $100 million hits, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as two others that came close. There's no way April 2015 is going to live up to April 2014. I just hope the collapse isn't so bad that 2015 loses its lead over 2014 completely. More...

DVD Sales - Torino Just as Grand on the Sales Chart

June 24th, 2009

The summer slump on the sales chart was not evident this week, even though there were not that many new releases to deal with. The number one film was Gran Torino, which sold an amazingly strong 2.61 million units for $42.94 million in consumer spending at retail during its opening week. It just missed the top ten for 2009, and it will undoubtedly climb the chart over the coming weeks. More...

DVD Rentals - People Into Gran Torino

June 24th, 2009

Gran Torino led all new releases and the rest of the DVDs on the rental chart with nearly two-and-a-half times the revenue of second place rental, He's Just Not That Into You. More...

DVD Sales - Really Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

There was a short list of new releases this week, but four of them were still able to reach the top five on this week's sales chart. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with 1.03 million units sold and $17.57 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Renters Just Not That Into New Releases

June 17th, 2009

On the one hand, there were three new releases to reach the top five on the rental chart this week. On the other hand, there were only three new releases to reach the top thirty on the rental chart this week. Leading the way was He's Just Not That Into You with roughly 50% more rentals than second place Defiance. More...

DVD Sales - Nothing New Tops the List

June 9th, 2009

A severely weak list of new releases left Paul Blart - Mall Cop at the top of the sales chart this week. The DVD sold an additional 554,000 units and added $9.92 million in consumer spending at retail to lift its total to $39.33 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Long-term Rental

June 9th, 2009

New releases were a little more plentiful on the rental chart than they were on the sales chart, but a holdover still led the way. Paul Blart - Mall Cop earned first place for the second week in a row, generating about 30% more rentals than Taken, which rose to second place. More...

DVD Sales - Paul Blart Heads Up Busy Week

June 4th, 2009

There were nine new releases to crack the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including Paul Blart - Mall Cop. The film, which is the highest grossing January release of all time, took top spot with 1.82 million units sold for opening week consumer spending of $31.01 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Rent-a-Cop

June 4th, 2009

There were not as many new releases to crack the top 30 on this week's rental chart as there were on this week's sales chart; however, the same film, Paul Blart - Mall Cop, topped both lists. More...

DVD Releases for May 19th, 2009 - Part II

May 19th, 2009

Strange week when it comes to spotlight reviews with a lot of pairs. We had a pair of Ben Affleck releases, a pair of Westerns from the Centennial Collection, a pair of Philip K. Dick releases, a pair of World War II films, a pair of two stand up concert DVDs. We even have a spotlight review featuring twins. Besides that quirk of fate, there were a few releases that were contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week, including Terminator 2 - Judgement Day - Skynet Edition, True Blood - Season One, A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, all of which are coming on Blu-ray. In fact, the only contender for DVD Pick of the Week that is actually on DVD is The Guild - Season Two. That said, the best on this week's list is A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, and it is this week's DVD Pick of the Week. With all the double-shots, it comes as no surprise that this week's list had to be split into two, while the first page can be seen here. More...

DVD Releases for May 19th, 2009 - Part I

May 19th, 2009

It's a strange week when it comes to spotlight reviews with a lot of movies coming in pairs. We have a pair of Ben Affleck releases, a pair of Westerns from the Centennial Collection, a pair of Philip K. Dick releases, a pair of World War II films, a pair of stand up concert DVDs. We even have a spotlight review featuring twins. Besides that quirk of fate, there were a few releases that were contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week, including Terminator 2 - Judgement Day - Skynet Edition, True Blood - Season One, A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, all of which are coming on Blu-ray. In fact, the only contender for DVD Pick of the Week that is actually on DVD is The Guild - Season Two. That said, the best on this week's list is A Bug's Life - Blu-ray, and it is this week's DVD Pick of the Week. With all the double-shots, it comes as no surprise that this week's list had to be split into two, while the second page can be seen here. More...

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

OSS 117: Rio Ne Repond Plus slipped a spot to sixth with $4.74 million on 642 screens in 3 markets for a total of $15.15 million. Almost all of this came from France, where it repeated on top with $4.03 million on 602 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.83 million after two. More...

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

Japan was a major player on the international charts this past weekend, placing three films in the top 30, and helping a couple others as well. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser placed first in its native market, and sixth internationally, with $6.00 million on 341 screens. More...

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

Knowing was able to sneak into third place, despite earlier reports to the contrary. Over the past weekend it earned $13.35 million on 2943 screens in 24 markets for a total of $47.80 million. The film opened in a number of smaller markets, but most of the growth came from two major markets: Germany and Spain. In the former it made $1.47 million on 440 screens, while in the latter it made a more impressive $2.35 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.11 million. As far as holdovers are concerned, the film held steady in France down just 16% to $3.06 million on 348 screens, but that was for the full week. After two weeks the film now has $6.72 million in that market. More...

International Details - Marley Nears Century Mark

April 12th, 2009

Marley & Me fell to sixth place, but it is nearing $100 million internationally. This past weekend it added $5.97 million on 2860 screens in 33 markets for a total of $83.34 million. The film opened in second place in Italy with $2.00 million on 348 screens, which is on par with expectations. Meanwhile, it added $1.23 million on 464 screens in the U.K. for a total of $18.41 million after four weeks while it made $1.01 million on 439 screens in Japan for a total of $5.17 million after two. It is still aiming at $100 million internationally, but it could be close. More...

International Top Five - Slum Comes Out On Top in Crowded Race

April 1st, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire returned to first place on the international chart with $9.59 million on 3123 screens in 52 markets for a total of $170.31 million internationally and $309.86 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in China with $2.93 million on just over 400 screens, which is the best opening for a non-American foreign film for the past decade. It also showed no signs of declining in Germany, where it added $2.37 million on 270 screens during its second weekend, which was nearly identical to its opening, and it now has a total of $5.54 million. More...

International Details - Watchmen Slowing Down

March 29th, 2009

Watchmen fell out of the top five with $6.35 million on 4965 screens in 53 markets for a total of $60.63 million. Unless it is a big hit in Japan over the weekend, $100 million internationally is likely out of the question, as is $200 million worldwide. Depending on how much it costs to advertise, it could still make enough to show a profit, but it could take quite a bit longer than the studio would have liked. More...

Watchmen Tops 2009 Chart but Below Record Levels

March 10th, 2009

Watchmen opened with the biggest weekend box office of the year so far, but it was below the record-breaking levels some predicted. That said, the overall box office was still up 4% from last weekend, and more importantly, up 8% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $1.96 billion, which is about 14% more than last year's pace. This is down from earlier in the year, but still very impressive nonetheless. More...

Horror Fans Love Valentine's Day

February 17th, 2009

Another record breaking weekend! President's Day long weekend smashed the previous record with a total of $188 million over three days and $220 million over four. To put this into perspective, the previous record was set in 2007 when the box office pulled in $187 million in four days. That's right, this year we earned more in three days than the previous record was over four. It goes without saying that there were huge increases over last weekend (up 22%) and over the same weekend last year (up 37% over three days and 33% over four). Year to date, 2009 has pulled in $1.47 billion, 22% ahead of last year's $1.20 billion pace. More...

Four-Day Weekend Estimates: Horror Leads Record-Breaking Weekend

February 16th, 2009

The theatrical market continued its remarkable run with another record-breaking weekend, based on studio estimates released on Monday. Friday the 13th led with a four-day estimate of $45.2 million, the second-best Presidents' Weekend opening ever. He's Just Not That Into You fell 29% from its opening and earned $23.4 million Friday-to-Monday, giving Warner Bros. a one-two finish. Taken lands in third place with an estimated $22.2 million, while Coraline takes fourth with $19.1 million; both movies fell less than 10% from last weekend, based on a three-day comparison More...

Moviegoers are Into Not That Into You

February 9th, 2009

2009 returned to its winning ways after a tiny 1% drop-off last week. Not only did the number one film beat expectations, but five of the six films on Thursday's column beat expectations. This led to a 22% jump at the box office to $155 million, which is 38% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now pulled in $1.22 billion vs. $1.02 billion for the same time last year, which is an outstanding 19.6% increase. More...

Will Moviegoers be into New Releases?

February 6th, 2009

There's a quartet of new wide releases coming out this week, with two coming out at saturation level theater counts, and two coming out that are barely opening truly wide. Additionally, only one of the wide releases is earning overall positive reviews, and most analysts seem to think that won't be enough to save it at the box office. Overall the new releases seem stronger than last year, as are the holdovers, which should help 2009 to expand on its lead, while overcoming last weekend's momentary dip at the box office. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Weekend Estimates: "Taken" Shows Action Can Work on Superbowl Weekend

February 1st, 2009

Moviegoers took Taken to the top of the chart this weekend, in spite of conventional wisdom that says that action thrillers can't work against the power of the Superbowl. Strong performances on Friday and Saturday will propel the movie to a $24.6 million opening weekend, according to Fox's estimate released on Sunday morning. Sony are delighted with another strong hold for Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which was down only 35% to $14 million, while The Uninvited had a decent $10.5 million weekend for Paramount. More...

Inviting New Releases to Town

January 29th, 2009

It could be tough this weekend for 2009 to maintain pace with 2008 for a few reasons. First of all, this time last year was the first weekend of February, and this time it is still the last weekend of January. Secondly, it is Super Bowl weekend, and the two widest releases are aiming at a male audience. Thirdly, this time last year Miley Cyrus proved she was a box office powerhouse, and there's no equivalent this year. That said, while the top of the chart might not be that strong, there is a lot more depth this year. A lot more. In fact, there is a slim chance that the sixth place film will make $10 million or more at the box office this weekend, and it is unlikely that any of the new releases will truly bomb, unlike last year. (Also, the Super Bowl is a lot less interesting this year compared to last.) More...

Blart Beats Back Competition

January 26th, 2009

New releases missed expectations, but enough of the holdovers excelled that that overall box office was still strong. Granted, it was down 17% from last weekend, but given the post-holiday slump, this is not bad. Also, $160 million is 14% more than the same weekend last year and it keeps 2009 well ahead of 2008 $861 million to $707 million, or 22%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

Paul Blart: Box Office Champion

January 20th, 2009

One film on Thursday's prediction column missed expectations; just one. This explains while, despite the fact that the number one film this year was well behind the number one film last year, the overall box office saw amazing growth to $193 million over three days, and $231 million over four. This was ahead of last year's Martin Luther King Jr. day long weekend by 25% and 24% respectively. Year-to-date, 2009 had brought in $668 million, which represents a 24% increase over last year's pace of $539 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of January 16th, 2009

January 17th, 2009

There were a number of wide releases trying to take advantage of the holiday this weekend, and several websites that had what it takes to stand out. The best of these is Hotel for Dogs' Official Site, which is the winner of our Weekly Website Award. More...

Celebrating Valentine's Day a Month Early

January 15th, 2009

A busy week with four films opening wide, all of which have widely different target demographics. Hotel for Dogs is going for families, My Bloody Valentine is going for hardcore horror fans, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is going for fans of SitCom comedy, while Notorious is going for fans of rap. Add in a couple of holdovers, and it's a crowded marketplace. It is unlikely that any of these films will top last year's number one film, Cloverfield, but perhaps combined they will keep pace with last year's box office. More...

2009 Preview: January

January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year! If it's January 1, it must be time to take a look at this month's releases, and analyze how 2009 at the box office will compare to 2008. 2009 is looking to get off to a fast start, but I'm not sure that's going to happen. For one thing, 2008 stumbled down the stretch, which means the box office is relatively soft at the moment. Also, 2008 got off to a great start, which means it will be harder for 2009 to keep pace early on. (On a side note, if the box office is sluggish as expected, it could set the tone for the box office coverage and bad news tends to beget more bad news.) While there are a few films that are aiming for $50 million or more, none have the advance buzz that Cloverfield had, and it is unlikely that any will match its box office. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - January 29, 2008

January 29th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 27, 2008

January 27th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Night Watchman, High School Musical 3, Toy Story 3 and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 17, 2008

January 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Public Enemies, The Road, Whip It, and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2009 1 $31,832,636   3,144 $10,125   $31,832,636 1
Jan 23, 2009 1 $21,623,182 -32% 3,144 $6,878   $64,923,380 2
Jan 30, 2009 2 $13,872,751 -36% 3,206 $4,327   $83,247,655 3
Feb 6, 2009 5 $10,884,825 -22% 3,169 $3,435   $96,886,687 4
Feb 13, 2009 6 $10,983,319 +1% 2,965 $3,704   $109,797,819 5
Feb 20, 2009 7 $6,821,377 -38% 2,835 $2,406   $121,200,930 6
Feb 27, 2009 6 $5,602,392 -18% 2,698 $2,076   $128,107,912 7
Mar 6, 2009 5 $4,146,316 -26% 2,558 $1,621   $133,588,995 8
Mar 13, 2009 7 $3,119,151 -25% 2,281 $1,367   $137,785,983 9
Mar 20, 2009 11 $1,842,984 -41% 1,762 $1,046   $141,052,214 10
Mar 27, 2009 14 $840,596 -54% 1,082 $777   $142,503,850 11
Apr 3, 2009 16 $373,718 -56% 545 $686   $143,162,362 12
Apr 10, 2009 15 $596,019 +59% 514 $1,160   $143,956,523 13
Apr 17, 2009 17 $473,756 -21% 403 $1,176   $144,689,133 14
Apr 24, 2009 19 $357,883 -24% 342 $1,046   $145,151,723 15
May 1, 2009 22 $273,508 -24% 297 $921   $145,501,364 16
May 8, 2009 19 $226,886 -17% 267 $850   $145,790,203 17
May 15, 2009 21 $236,184 +4% 240 $984   $146,081,053 18
May 22, 2009 32 $147,141 -38% 194 $758   $146,293,127 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 16, 2009 1 $9,791,368     3,144 $3,114   $9,791,368 1
Jan 17, 2009 1 $13,235,767 +35%   3,144 $4,210   $23,027,135 2
Jan 18, 2009 1 $8,805,501 -33%   3,144 $2,801   $31,832,636 3
Jan 19, 2009 1 $7,401,602 -16%   3,144 $2,354   $39,234,238 4
Jan 20, 2009 1 $1,591,683 -78%   3,144 $506   $40,825,921 5
Jan 21, 2009 2 $1,195,583 -25%   3,144 $380   $42,021,504 6
Jan 22, 2009 2 $1,278,694 +7%   3,144 $407   $43,300,198 7
Jan 23, 2009 2 $5,612,176 +339% -43% 3,144 $1,785   $48,912,374 8
Jan 24, 2009 1 $10,066,149 +79% -24% 3,144 $3,202   $58,978,523 9
Jan 25, 2009 1 $5,944,857 -41% -32% 3,144 $1,891   $64,923,380 10
Jan 26, 2009 2 $1,140,115 -81% -85% 3,144 $363   $66,063,495 11
Jan 27, 2009 3 $1,081,117 -5% -32% 3,144 $344   $67,144,612 12
Jan 28, 2009 1 $1,158,610 +7% -3% 3,144 $369   $68,303,222 13
Jan 29, 2009 2 $1,071,682 -8% -16% 3,144 $341   $69,374,904 14
Jan 30, 2009 3 $4,085,226 +281% -27% 3,206 $1,274   $73,460,130 15
Jan 31, 2009 2 $7,259,165 +78% -28% 3,206 $2,264   $80,719,295 16
Feb 1, 2009 2 $2,528,360 -65% -57% 3,206 $789   $83,247,655 17
Feb 2, 2009 3 $705,315 -72% -38% 3,206 $220   $83,952,970 18
Feb 3, 2009 4 $686,579 -3% -36% 3,206 $214   $84,639,549 19
Feb 4, 2009 4 $665,107 -3% -43% 3,206 $207   $85,304,656 20
Feb 5, 2009 4 $697,206 +5% -35% 3,206 $217   $86,001,862 21
Feb 6, 2009 6 $2,760,598 +296% -32% 3,169 $871   $88,762,460 22
Feb 7, 2009 5 $5,201,124 +88% -28% 3,169 $1,641   $93,963,584 23
Feb 8, 2009 5 $2,923,103 -44% +16% 3,169 $922   $96,886,687 24
Feb 9, 2009 5 $532,394 -82% -25% 3,169 $168   $97,419,081 25
Feb 10, 2009 7 $465,701 -13% -32% 3,169 $147   $97,884,782 26
Feb 11, 2009 7 $403,856 -13% -39% 3,169 $127   $98,288,638 27
Feb 12, 2009 6 $525,862 +30% -25% 3,169 $166   $98,814,500 28
Feb 13, 2009 7 $2,377,615 +352% -14% 2,965 $802   $101,192,115 29
Feb 14, 2009 6 $5,432,501 +128% +4% 2,965 $1,832   $106,624,616 30
Feb 15, 2009 6 $3,173,203 -42% +9% 2,965 $1,070   $109,797,819 31
Feb 16, 2009 6 $2,590,705 -18% +387% 2,965 $874   $112,388,524 32
Feb 17, 2009 6 $727,984 -72% +56% 2,965 $246   $113,116,508 33
Feb 18, 2009 6 $604,490 -17% +50% 2,965 $204   $113,720,998 34
Feb 19, 2009 6 $658,555 +9% +25% 2,965 $222   $114,379,553 35
Feb 20, 2009 9 $1,857,521 +182% -22% 2,835 $655   $116,237,074 36
Feb 21, 2009 7 $3,132,266 +69% -42% 2,835 $1,105   $119,369,340 37
Feb 22, 2009 6 $1,831,590 -42% -42% 2,835 $646   $121,200,930 38
Feb 23, 2009 9 $331,144 -82% -87% 2,835 $117   $121,532,074 39
Feb 24, 2009 9 $343,201 +4% -53% 2,835 $121   $121,875,275 40
Feb 25, 2009 9 $298,388 -13% -51% 2,835 $105   $122,173,663 41
Feb 26, 2009 9 $331,857 +11% -50% 2,835 $117   $122,505,520 42
Feb 27, 2009 8 $1,421,484 +328% -23% 2,698 $527   $123,927,004 43
Feb 28, 2009 5 $2,683,100 +89% -14% 2,698 $994   $126,610,104 44
Mar 1, 2009 6 $1,497,808 -44% -18% 2,698 $555   $128,107,912 45
Mar 2, 2009 7 $365,048 -76% +10% 2,698 $135   $128,472,960 46
Mar 3, 2009 7 $351,356 -4% +2% 2,698 $130   $128,824,316 47
Mar 4, 2009 7 $308,851 -12% +4% 2,698 $114   $129,133,167 48
Mar 5, 2009 7 $309,512 n/c -7% 2,698 $115   $129,442,679 49
Mar 6, 2009 6 $1,119,940 +262% -21% 2,558 $438   $130,562,619 50
Mar 7, 2009 5 $1,987,503 +77% -26% 2,558 $777   $132,550,122 51
Mar 8, 2009 5 $1,038,873 -48% -31% 2,558 $406   $133,588,995 52
Mar 9, 2009 6 $246,788 -76% -32% 2,558 $96   $133,835,783 53
Mar 10, 2009 7 $271,782 +10% -23% 2,558 $106   $134,107,565 54
Mar 11, 2009 6 $265,350 -2% -14% 2,558 $104   $134,372,915 55
Mar 12, 2009 6 $293,917 +11% -5% 2,558 $115   $134,666,832 56
Mar 13, 2009 9 $859,612 +192% -23% 2,281 $377   $135,526,444 57
Mar 14, 2009 7 $1,465,513 +70% -26% 2,281 $642   $136,991,957 58
Mar 15, 2009 8 $794,026 -46% -24% 2,281 $348   $137,785,983 59
Mar 16, 2009 8 $326,104 -59% +32% 2,281 $143   $138,112,087 60
Mar 17, 2009 8 $338,543 +4% +25% 2,281 $148   $138,450,630 61
Mar 18, 2009 7 $364,314 +8% +37% 2,281 $160   $138,814,944 62
Mar 19, 2009 6 $394,286 +8% +34% 2,281 $173   $139,209,230 63
Mar 20, 2009 11 $595,113 +51% -31% 1,762 $338   $139,804,343 64
Mar 21, 2009 11 $817,968 +37% -44% 1,762 $464   $140,622,311 65
Mar 22, 2009 11 $429,903 -47% -46% 1,762 $244   $141,052,214 66
Mar 23, 2009 11 $145,917 -66% -55% 1,762 $83   $141,198,131 67
Mar 24, 2009 11 $151,766 +4% -55% 1,762 $86   $141,349,897 68
Mar 25, 2009 11 $157,824 +4% -57% 1,762 $90   $141,507,721 69
Mar 26, 2009 11 $155,533 -1% -61% 1,762 $88   $141,663,254 70
Mar 27, 2009 14 $238,619 +53% -60% 1,082 $221   $141,901,873 71
Mar 28, 2009 14 $377,295 +58% -54% 1,082 $349   $142,279,168 72
Mar 29, 2009 14 $224,682 -40% -48% 1,082 $208   $142,503,850 73
Mar 30, 2009 14 $65,044 -71% -55% 1,082 $60   $142,568,894 74
Mar 31, 2009 14 $72,814 +12% -52% 1,082 $67   $142,641,708 75
Apr 1, 2009 14 $71,678 -2% -55% 1,082 $66   $142,713,386 76
Apr 2, 2009 14 $75,258 +5% -52% 1,082 $70   $142,788,644 77
Apr 3, 2009 16 $121,261 +61% -49% 545 $222   $142,909,905 78
Apr 4, 2009 16 $163,675 +35% -57% 545 $300   $143,073,580 79
Apr 5, 2009 16 $88,782 -46% -60% 545 $163   $143,162,362 80
May 25, 2009 27 $43,051     194 $222   $146,336,178 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 2009 1 $43,300,198   3,144 $13,772   $43,300,198 1
Jan 23, 2009 1 $26,074,706 -40% 3,144 $8,293   $69,374,904 2
Jan 30, 2009 2 $16,626,958 -36% 3,206 $5,186   $86,001,862 3
Feb 6, 2009 5 $12,812,638 -23% 3,169 $4,043   $98,814,500 4
Feb 13, 2009 6 $15,565,053 +21% 2,965 $5,250   $114,379,553 5
Feb 20, 2009 8 $8,125,967 -48% 2,835 $2,866   $122,505,520 6
Feb 27, 2009 6 $6,937,159 -15% 2,698 $2,571   $129,442,679 7
Mar 6, 2009 6 $5,224,153 -25% 2,558 $2,042   $134,666,832 8
Mar 13, 2009 7 $4,542,398 -13% 2,281 $1,991   $139,209,230 9
Mar 20, 2009 11 $2,454,024 -46% 1,762 $1,393   $141,663,254 10
Mar 27, 2009 14 $1,125,390 -54% 1,082 $1,040   $142,788,644 11
Apr 3, 2009 16 $571,860 -49% 545 $1,049   $143,360,504 12
Apr 10, 2009 15 $854,873 +49% 514 $1,663   $144,215,377 13
Apr 17, 2009 18 $578,463 -32% 403 $1,435   $144,793,840 14
Apr 24, 2009 21 $434,016 -25% 342 $1,269   $145,227,856 15
May 1, 2009 23 $335,461 -23% 297 $1,129   $145,563,317 16
May 8, 2009 21 $281,552 -16% 267 $1,055   $145,844,869 17
May 15, 2009 23 $301,117 +7% 240 $1,255   $146,145,986 18
May 22, 2009 32 $190,192 -37% 194 $980   $146,336,178 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 24, 200911,702,832 1,702,832$27,551,822$27,551,8221
May 31, 20091459,660-73% 2,162,492$8,237,107$35,788,9292
Jun 7, 20093192,032-58% 2,354,524$3,070,592$38,859,5213
Jun 14, 20094167,045-13% 2,521,569$2,671,050$41,530,5714
Jun 21, 20091467,044-60% 2,588,613$1,014,376$42,544,9475
Jun 28, 20091456,162-16% 2,644,775$890,168$43,435,1156
Jul 5, 20092840,792-27% 2,685,567$652,264$44,087,3797
Jul 26, 20091449,679 2,773,002$822,684$45,539,18010
Nov 29, 20099499,226 3,340,978$3,309,868$50,119,07028

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