Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $83,350,911Details
International Box Office $283,591,620Details
Worldwide Box Office $366,942,531
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $13,049,094 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $9,990,650 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $23,039,744
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Synopsis

Super spy teams aren’t born… they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then… you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,447,444 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,764 opening theaters/3,775 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,598,913

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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
November 26th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
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Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2342, 10/1/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Franchise: Madagascar
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Secret Agent, Mad Scientist, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, PDI
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 5th Thursday 92 $1,192,791 Jan 1, 2015 37
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 37 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 50 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $34,520,540 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 44 $35,438,847 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $38,969,965 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $34,520,540 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 15 $35,438,847 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $48,074,302 Nov 28, 2014 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 2 $25,447,444   3,764 $6,761   $35,438,847 1
Dec 5, 2014 2 $10,907,030 -57% 3,775 $2,889   $49,397,566 2
Dec 12, 2014 3 $7,206,293 -34% 3,667 $1,965   $58,745,002 3
Dec 19, 2014 10 $3,476,141 -52% 2,717 $1,279   $64,123,602 4
Dec 26, 2014 13 $3,274,134 -6% 2,033 $1,610   $70,948,595 5
Jan 2, 2015 13 $2,895,767 -12% 1,585 $1,827   $78,116,780 6
Jan 9, 2015 16 $1,172,380 -60% 1,057 $1,109   $79,850,006 7
Jan 16, 2015 24 $519,206 -56% 417 $1,245   $80,589,454 8
Jan 23, 2015 28 $394,001 -24% 321 $1,227   $81,268,373 9
Jan 30, 2015 27 $348,644 -12% 296 $1,178   $81,702,656 10
Feb 6, 2015 28 $292,762 -16% 257 $1,139   $82,082,960 11
Feb 13, 2015 31 $218,581 -25% 222 $985   $82,378,006 12
Feb 20, 2015 32 $162,683 -26% 204 $797   $82,671,252 13
Feb 27, 2015 36 $112,476 -31% 160 $703   $82,820,343 14
Mar 6, 2015 39 $79,907 -29% 130 $615   $82,930,993 15
Mar 13, 2015 42 $66,617 -17% 105 $634   $83,033,005 16
Mar 20, 2015 43 $64,287 -3% 136 $473   $83,156,328 17
Mar 27, 2015 50 $36,082 -44% 78 $463   $83,218,108 18
Apr 3, 2015 51 $24,184 -33% 64 $378   $83,259,879 19
Apr 10, 2015 55 $19,580 -19% 46 $426   $83,297,653 20
Apr 17, 2015 56 $19,589 n/c 46 $426   $83,320,932 21
Apr 24, 2015 67 $12,135 -38% 34 $357   $83,340,274 22
May 1, 2015 60 $6,492 -47% 32 $203   $83,348,920 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2014 - $6,138,518     3,654 $1,680   $6,138,518 1
Nov 27, 2014 - $3,852,885 -37%   3,654 $1,054   $9,991,403 2
Nov 28, 2014 2 $10,353,640 +169%   3,764 $2,751   $20,345,043 3
Nov 29, 2014 2 $9,595,281 -7%   3,764 $2,549   $29,940,324 4
Nov 30, 2014 2 $5,498,523 -43%   3,764 $1,461   $35,438,847 5
Dec 1, 2014 4 $810,919 -85%   3,764 $215   $36,249,766 6
Dec 2, 2014 4 $939,641 +16%   3,764 $250   $37,189,407 7
Dec 3, 2014 4 $651,081 -31% -89% 3,764 $173   $37,840,488 8
Dec 4, 2014 4 $650,048 n/c -83% 3,764 $173   $38,490,536 9
Dec 5, 2014 3 $2,405,901 +270% -77% 3,775 $637   $40,896,437 10
Dec 6, 2014 2 $5,300,379 +120% -45% 3,775 $1,404   $46,196,816 11
Dec 7, 2014 2 $3,200,750 -40% -42% 3,775 $848   $49,397,566 12
Dec 8, 2014 4 $470,040 -85% -42% 3,775 $125   $49,867,606 13
Dec 9, 2014 4 $652,140 +39% -31% 3,775 $173   $50,519,746 14
Dec 10, 2014 4 $508,399 -22% -22% 3,775 $135   $51,028,145 15
Dec 11, 2014 4 $510,564 n/c -21% 3,775 $135   $51,538,709 16
Dec 12, 2014 4 $1,573,175 +208% -35% 3,667 $429   $53,111,884 17
Dec 13, 2014 3 $3,503,849 +123% -34% 3,667 $956   $56,615,733 18
Dec 14, 2014 3 $2,129,269 -39% -33% 3,667 $581   $58,745,002 19
Dec 15, 2014 6 $388,809 -82% -17% 3,667 $106   $59,133,811 20
Dec 16, 2014 6 $550,240 +42% -16% 3,667 $150   $59,684,051 21
Dec 17, 2014 4 $461,130 -16% -9% 3,667 $126   $60,145,181 22
Dec 18, 2014 4 $502,280 +9% -2% 3,312 $152   $60,647,461 23
Dec 19, 2014 9 $879,777 +75% -44% 2,717 $324   $61,527,238 24
Dec 20, 2014 9 $1,459,865 +66% -58% 2,717 $537   $62,987,103 25
Dec 21, 2014 9 $1,136,499 -22% -47% 2,717 $418   $64,123,602 26
Dec 22, 2014 7 $965,012 -15% +148% 2,717 $355   $65,088,614 27
Dec 23, 2014 7 $1,180,182 +22% +114% 2,717 $434   $66,268,796 28
Dec 24, 2014 - $674,193 -43% +46% 2,717 $248   $66,942,989 29
Dec 25, 2014 - $731,472 +8% +46% 2,033 $360   $67,674,461 30
Dec 26, 2014 14 $1,044,666 +43% +19% 2,033 $514   $68,719,127 31
Dec 27, 2014 13 $1,205,622 +15% -17% 2,033 $593   $69,924,749 32
Dec 28, 2014 - $1,023,846 -15% -10% 2,033 $504   $70,948,595 33
Dec 29, 2014 12 $964,890 -6% n/c 2,033 $475   $71,913,485 34
Dec 30, 2014 11 $1,202,486 +25% +2% 2,033 $591   $73,115,971 35
Dec 31, 2014 - $912,251 -24% +35% 2,033 $449   $74,028,222 36
Jan 1, 2015 12 $1,192,791 +31% +63% 2,033 $587   $75,221,013 37
Jan 2, 2015 13 $1,135,493 -5% +9% 1,585 $716   $76,356,506 38
Jan 3, 2015 13 $1,055,298 -7% -12% 1,585 $666   $77,411,804 39
Jan 4, 2015 13 $704,976 -33% -31% 1,585 $445   $78,116,780 40
Jan 5, 2015 - $208,647 -70% -78% 1,585 $132   $78,325,427 41
Jan 6, 2015 - $124,445 -40% -90% 1,585 $79   $78,449,872 42
Jan 7, 2015 - $110,567 -11% -88% 1,585 $70   $78,560,439 43
Jan 8, 2015 - $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74   $78,677,626 44
Jan 9, 2015 - $166,729 +42% -85% 1,057 $158   $78,844,355 45
Jan 10, 2015 15 $602,937 +262% -43% 1,057 $570   $79,447,292 46
Jan 11, 2015 15 $402,714 -33% -43% 1,057 $381   $79,850,006 47
Jan 12, 2015 - $55,597 -86% -73% 1,057 $53   $79,905,603 48
Jan 13, 2015 - $62,334 +12% -50% 1,057 $59   $79,967,937 49
Jan 14, 2015 - $52,300 -16% -53% 1,057 $49   $80,020,237 50
Jan 15, 2015 - $50,011 -4% -57% 1,057 $47   $80,070,248 51
Jan 16, 2015 - $100,680 +101% -40% 417 $241   $80,170,928 52
Jan 17, 2015 - $246,448 +145% -59% 417 $591   $80,417,376 53
Jan 18, 2015 - $172,078 -30% -57% 417 $413   $80,589,454 54
Jan 19, 2015 - $200,973 +17% +261% 417 $482   $80,790,427 55
Jan 20, 2015 - $34,413 -83% -45% 417 $83   $80,824,840 56
Jan 21, 2015 - $23,853 -31% -54% 417 $57   $80,848,693 57
Jan 22, 2015 - $25,679 +8% -49% 417 $62   $80,874,372 58
Jan 23, 2015 - $80,125 +212% -20% 321 $250   $80,954,497 59
Jan 24, 2015 - $196,685 +145% -20% 321 $613   $81,151,182 60
Jan 25, 2015 - $117,191 -40% -32% 321 $365   $81,268,373 61
Jan 26, 2015 - $22,711 -81% -89% 321 $71   $81,291,084 62
Jan 27, 2015 - $23,801 +5% -31% 321 $74   $81,314,885 63
Jan 28, 2015 - $19,791 -17% -17% 321 $62   $81,334,676 64
Jan 29, 2015 - $19,336 -2% -25% 321 $60   $81,354,012 65
Jan 30, 2015 - $81,931 +324% +2% 296 $277   $81,435,943 66
Jan 31, 2015 - $193,226 +136% -2% 296 $653   $81,629,169 67
Feb 1, 2015 - $73,487 -62% -37% 296 $248   $81,702,656 68
Feb 2, 2015 - $27,290 -63% +20% 296 $92   $81,729,946 69
Feb 3, 2015 - $25,895 -5% +9% 296 $87   $81,755,841 70
Feb 4, 2015 - $16,130 -38% -18% 296 $54   $81,771,971 71
Feb 5, 2015 - $18,227 +13% -6% 296 $62   $81,790,198 72
Feb 6, 2015 - $60,614 +233% -26% 257 $236   $81,850,812 73
Feb 7, 2015 - $145,890 +141% -24% 257 $568   $81,996,702 74
Feb 8, 2015 - $86,258 -41% +17% 257 $336   $82,082,960 75
Feb 9, 2015 - $22,444 -74% -18% 257 $87   $82,105,404 76
Feb 10, 2015 - $18,649 -17% -28% 257 $73   $82,124,053 77
Feb 11, 2015 - $16,056 -14% n/c 257 $62   $82,140,109 78
Feb 12, 2015 - $19,316 +20% +6% 257 $75   $82,159,425 79
Feb 13, 2015 - $40,637 +110% -33% 222 $183   $82,200,062 80
Feb 14, 2015 - $107,161 +164% -27% 222 $483   $82,307,223 81
Feb 15, 2015 - $70,783 -34% -18% 222 $319   $82,378,006 82
Feb 16, 2015 - $72,657 +3% +224% 222 $327   $82,450,663 83
Feb 17, 2015 - $19,639 -73% +5% 222 $88   $82,470,302 84
Feb 18, 2015 - $17,926 -9% +12% 222 $81   $82,488,228 85
Feb 19, 2015 - $20,341 +13% +5% 222 $92   $82,508,569 86
Feb 20, 2015 - $39,536 +94% -3% 204 $194   $82,548,105 87
Feb 21, 2015 - $72,590 +84% -32% 204 $356   $82,620,695 88
Feb 22, 2015 - $50,557 -30% -29% 204 $248   $82,671,252 89
Feb 23, 2015 - $8,676 -83% -88% 204 $43   $82,679,928 90
Feb 24, 2015 - $9,032 +4% -54% 204 $44   $82,688,960 91
Feb 25, 2015 - $8,067 -11% -55% 204 $40   $82,697,027 92
Feb 26, 2015 - $10,840 +34% -47% 204 $53   $82,707,867 93
Feb 27, 2015 - $20,784 +92% -47% 160 $130   $82,728,651 94
Feb 28, 2015 - $54,259 +161% -25% 160 $339   $82,782,910 95
Mar 1, 2015 - $37,433 -31% -26% 160 $234   $82,820,343 96
Mar 2, 2015 - $7,465 -80% -14% 160 $47   $82,827,808 97
Mar 3, 2015 - $7,680 +3% -15% 160 $48   $82,835,488 98
Mar 4, 2015 - $6,848 -11% -15% 160 $43   $82,842,336 99
Mar 5, 2015 - $8,750 +28% -19% 160 $55   $82,851,086 100
Mar 6, 2015 - $16,987 +94% -18% 130 $131   $82,868,073 101
Mar 7, 2015 - $39,537 +133% -27% 130 $304   $82,907,610 102
Mar 8, 2015 - $23,383 -41% -38% 130 $180   $82,930,993 103
Mar 9, 2015 - $8,185 -65% +10% 130 $63   $82,939,178 104
Mar 10, 2015 - $8,717 +6% +14% 130 $67   $82,947,895 105
Mar 11, 2015 - $8,898 +2% +30% 130 $68   $82,956,793 106
Mar 12, 2015 - $9,595 +8% +10% 130 $74   $82,966,388 107
Mar 13, 2015 - $14,757 +54% -13% 105 $141   $82,981,145 108
Mar 14, 2015 - $31,567 +114% -20% 105 $301   $83,012,712 109
Mar 15, 2015 - $20,293 -36% -13% 105 $193   $83,033,005 110
Mar 16, 2015 - $10,383 -49% +27% 105 $99   $83,043,388 111
Mar 17, 2015 - $16,193 +56% +86% 105 $154   $83,059,581 112
Mar 18, 2015 - $14,932 -8% +68% 105 $142   $83,074,513 113
Mar 19, 2015 - $17,528 +17% +83% 105 $167   $83,092,041 114
Mar 20, 2015 - $20,402 +16% +38% 136 $150   $83,112,443 115
Mar 21, 2015 - $26,687 +31% -15% 136 $196   $83,139,130 116
Mar 22, 2015 - $17,198 -36% -15% 136 $126   $83,156,328 117
Mar 23, 2015 - $5,322 -69% -49% 136 $39   $83,161,650 118
Mar 24, 2015 - $6,676 +25% -59% 136 $49   $83,168,326 119
Mar 25, 2015 - $6,868 +3% -54% 136 $51   $83,175,194 120
Mar 26, 2015 - $6,832 -1% -61% 136 $50   $83,182,026 121
Mar 27, 2015 - $9,517 +39% -53% 78 $122   $83,191,543 122
Mar 28, 2015 - $16,335 +72% -39% 78 $209   $83,207,878 123
Mar 29, 2015 - $10,230 -37% -41% 78 $131   $83,218,108 124
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,069 -70% -42% 78 $39   $83,221,177 125
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,753 +55% -29% 78 $61   $83,225,930 126
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,097 -14% -40% 78 $53   $83,230,027 127
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,668 +38% -17% 78 $73   $83,235,695 128
Apr 3, 2015 - $9,860 +74% +4% 64 $154   $83,245,555 129
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,810 -11% -46% 64 $138   $83,254,365 130
Apr 5, 2015 - $5,514 -37% -46% 64 $86   $83,259,879 131
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,960 -10% +62% 64 $78   $83,264,839 132
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,479 -10% -6% 64 $70   $83,269,318 133
Apr 8, 2015 - $4,570 +2% +12% 64 $71   $83,273,888 134
Apr 9, 2015 - $4,185 -8% -26% 64 $65   $83,278,073 135
Apr 10, 2015 - $5,699 +36% -42% 46 $124   $83,283,772 136
Apr 11, 2015 - $8,552 +50% -3% 46 $186   $83,292,324 137
Apr 12, 2015 - $5,329 -38% -3% 46 $116   $83,297,653 138
Apr 13, 2015 - $932 -83% -81% 46 $20   $83,298,585 139
Apr 14, 2015 - $888 -5% -80% 46 $19   $83,299,473 140
Apr 15, 2015 - $965 +9% -79% 46 $21   $83,300,438 141
Apr 16, 2015 - $905 -6% -78% 46 $20   $83,301,343 142

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2014 5 $9,991,403   3,654 $2,734   $9,991,403 1
Nov 28, 2014 2 $28,499,133 +185% 3,764 $7,572   $38,490,536 2
Dec 5, 2014 2 $13,048,173 -54% 3,775 $3,456   $51,538,709 3
Dec 12, 2014 4 $9,108,752 -30% 3,312 $2,750   $60,647,461 4
Dec 19, 2014 10 $7,027,000 -23% 2,033 $3,456   $67,674,461 5
Dec 26, 2014 12 $7,546,552 +7% 2,033 $3,712   $75,221,013 6
Jan 2, 2015 14 $3,456,613 -54% 1,585 $2,181   $78,677,626 7
Jan 9, 2015 18 $1,392,622 -60% 1,057 $1,318   $80,070,248 8
Jan 16, 2015 23 $804,124 -42% 417 $1,928   $80,874,372 9
Jan 23, 2015 29 $479,640 -40% 321 $1,494   $81,354,012 10
Jan 30, 2015 29 $436,186 -9% 296 $1,474   $81,790,198 11
Feb 6, 2015 28 $369,227 -15% 257 $1,437   $82,159,425 12
Feb 13, 2015 30 $349,144 -5% 222 $1,573   $82,508,569 13
Feb 20, 2015 36 $199,298 -43% 204 $977   $82,707,867 14
Feb 27, 2015 38 $143,219 -28% 160 $895   $82,851,086 15
Mar 6, 2015 41 $115,302 -19% 130 $887   $82,966,388 16
Mar 13, 2015 37 $125,653 +9% 105 $1,197   $83,092,041 17
Mar 20, 2015 40 $89,985 -28% 136 $662   $83,182,026 18
Mar 27, 2015 48 $53,669 -40% 78 $688   $83,235,695 19
Apr 3, 2015 51 $42,378 -21% 64 $662   $83,278,073 20
Apr 10, 2015 56 $23,270 -45% 46 $506   $83,301,343 21
Apr 17, 2015 57 $26,796 +15% 46 $583   $83,328,139 22
Apr 24, 2015 70 $14,289 -47% 34 $420   $83,342,428 23
May 1, 2015 67 $8,483 -41% 32 $265   $83,350,911 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 223 223 241 $3,101,429 9/30/2019
Australia 1/1/2015 $2,875,920 466 466 2,420 $11,847,070 7/7/2015
Brazil 1/15/2015 $264 885 885 885 $9,404,530 11/5/2018
Bulgaria 11/28/2014 $0 0 3 5 $874,467 12/30/2018
France 12/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $16,715,466 8/21/2018
Germany 11/27/2014 $0 0 0 0 $13,563,579 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 2/20/2015 $1,319,739 93 101 299 $2,629,593 11/25/2018
Mexico 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $18,628,880 8/30/2018
Netherlands 12/5/2014 $0 0 226 1,046 $4,106,469 11/21/2018
Poland 1/30/2015 $1,967,966 0 0 0 $7,645,500 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/28/2014 $0 0 35 35 $14,941,202 11/19/2018
South Korea 1/2/2015 $3,497,972 0 0 0 $11,049,815 8/27/2018
Spain 11/28/2014 $0 0 203 684 $5,422,856 10/13/2015
Taiwan 2/13/2015 $424,699 66 68 265 $1,793,259 11/2/2018
Turkey 11/28/2014 $0 0 217 1,692 $1,925,962 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 12/5/2014 $0 0 94 161 $13,527,386 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $146,414,157
 
International Total$283,591,620 9/30/2019

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
Mar 22, 20153191,662 191,662$2,873,013$2,873,0136
Mar 29, 20154109,148-43% 300,810$1,636,129$4,509,1427
Apr 5, 20154165,924+52% 466,734$1,841,756$6,350,8988
Apr 12, 20151440,537-76% 507,271$607,244$6,958,1429
Apr 19, 20151526,729-34% 534,000$399,866$7,358,00810
Apr 26, 20151324,452-9% 558,452$365,802$7,723,81011
May 3, 20151916,067-34% 574,519$240,202$7,964,01212
May 10, 20152813,062-19% 587,581$195,277$8,159,28913
Feb 3, 20192912,500 748,755$155,375$10,174,469208
Feb 10, 20191225,841+107% 774,596$321,462$10,495,931209
Feb 17, 2019627,429+6% 802,025$341,217$10,837,148210
Feb 24, 2019926,762-2% 828,787$327,299$11,164,447211
Mar 3, 20191327,671+3% 856,458$336,756$11,501,203212
Mar 10, 20191640,151+45% 896,609$481,410$11,982,613213
Mar 24, 20191614,745 911,989$172,222$12,162,322215
Mar 31, 2019920,079+36% 932,068$235,727$12,398,049216
Apr 7, 20191021,508+7% 953,576$252,934$12,650,983217
May 26, 20191011,751 966,645$115,395$12,780,161224
Jun 2, 20191119,215+64% 985,860$190,613$12,970,774225

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 22, 20151265,524 265,524$5,307,825$5,307,8256
Mar 29, 2015472,521-73% 338,045$1,448,237$6,756,0627
Apr 5, 2015498,484+36% 436,529$1,403,396$8,159,4588
Apr 12, 20151018,990-81% 455,519$378,469$8,537,9279
Apr 19, 20151412,388-35% 467,907$244,782$8,782,70910
Apr 26, 20151212,245-1% 480,152$220,406$9,003,11511
May 3, 2015207,213-41% 487,365$130,476$9,133,59112

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Lead Ensemble Members

Tom McGrath    Skipper
Chris Miller    Kowalski
Chris Knights    Private
Conrad Vernon    Rico/Antarctic Penguin
John Malkovich    Dave
Benedict Cumberbatch    Agent Classified
Ken Jeong    Short Fuse
Annet Mahendru    Eva
Peter Stormare    Corporal

Supporting Cast

Andy Richter    Mort
Danny Jacobs    King Julien
Sean Charmatz    Cricket
Werner Herzog    Documentary Filmmaker
Stephen Kearin    Pilot/Aquarium Employee
Kelly Cooney    Mermaid Penguin
Susan Fitzer    Antarctic Penguin
Chris Sanders    Antarctic Penguin
Emily Nordwind    Antarctic Penguin
Mike Mitchell    Antarctic Penguin
Walt Dohrn    Antarctic Penguin
Jeff Fischer    Security System
Stephen F. Apostolina    Penguin Prisoner
Al Rodrigo    Penguin Fan
Steve Alterman    Aquarium Announcer
Carter Hastings    Boy at Aquarium
Hope Levy    Woman at Aquarium/Antarctic Penguin
Ava Acres    Girl at Zoo
Cullen McCarthy    Boy at Zoo
Nicholas Guest    Flight Attendant
Adriano Aragon    Angry Man
Lynnanne Zager    Computer Voice
Billy Eichner    New York Reporter
Angie Wu    Girl with Snow Globe
Jim Pirri    Gondolier
Elizabeth Pan    Shanghai TV Reporter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon J. Smith    Director
Eric Darnell    Director
Lara Brey    Producer
Mark Swift    Producer
Tom McGrath    Executive Producer
Mireille Soria    Executive Producer
Eric Darnell    Executive Producer
Tripp Hudson    Co-Producer
Michael Colton    Screenwriter
John Aboud    Screenwriter
Brandon Sawyer    Screenwriter
Alan Schoolcraft    Story Creator
Brent Simons    Story Creator
Michael Colton    Story Creator
John Aboud    Story Creator
Lorne Balfe    Composer
Nick Kenway    Editor
Robert Porter    Head of Story
Derek Drymon    Head of Story
Shannon Jeffries    Production Designer
Philippe Gluckman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conan Low    Head of Layout
Olivier Staphylas    Head of Character Animation
Ruben Perez    Art Director
Jennifer Dahlman    Associate Producer
Damien de Froberville    Associate Producer
Dinesh Krishnan Nair    Production Manager
Michelle Jurado Staphylas    Production Manager
Jamaal Bradley    Animation Supervisor
Jonathan Harman    Head of Lighting
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan    Lighting Supervisor
Murali Babu Kodiparthi    Lighting Supervisor
Gregory Jennings    Lighting Supervisor
Raju Vaidya    Lighting Supervisor
Vimal Subramaniam    Lighting Supervisor
Josh West    Modeling Supervisor
J.J. Jay    Character TD Supervisor
Nathaniel Dirksen    Character TD Supervisor-Co Supervisor
Somesh Quadros    Character Effects Supervisor
Erik Mattson    Head of Effects
Michael Brainerd    Supervising Technical Director
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director
Christi Soper Hilt*    Casting Director
Chris Leahy    Associate Producer
Virendra Chauhan    Production Manager
Laura Grieve    Digital Supervisor
David Torres    Head of Character Animation
Oliver "Olee" Finkelde*    Character Effects Supervisor
Justin Onstine    Crowds Supervisor
Shawn Lewis    Supervising Technical Director
Josh Lieberman    Story Artist
David Lux    Story Artist
Ken Morrissey    Story Artist
Dave Needham    Story Artist
Vi-Dieu Nguyen    Story Artist
Xavier Riffault    Story Artist
Januel Mercado    Additional Story Artist
Claire Morrissey    Additional Story Artist
Eric Ramsey    Additional Story Artist
Jessica Ambinder-Rojas    Associate Editor
John Dorst    First Assistant Editor
Will Erokan    Second Assistant Editor
Christa Di Falco    Assistant Editor
Brian A. Perry    Assistant Editor
Tiffany Hillkurtz    Additional Associate Editor
Lynn Hobson    Additional Associate Editor
Steven Liu    Assistant Associate Editor
Chris Ayers    Character Designer
Joe Moshier    Character Designer
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Oliver Tossan    Character Designer
Gris Grimly    Additional Character Designer
Jeremie Moreau    Additional Character Designer
Hoon H. Kim    Production Supervisor
Ryan Genji Thomas    Production Supervisor-Art Department
Dawn M. Yamada*    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
David Edmunds    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
Susan Erokan    Production Supervisor-Modeling
Rakesh Patil    Production Supervisor-Animation
Samantha Finkler Brainerd    Production Supervisor-Animation
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Aditya Deosthale    Production Supervisor-Effects
Garrett Prince    Production Supervisor-Image Finaling
Rachel Hanson    Animation-Animator
Shajo John    Animation-Animator
Manish Kumar    Animation-Animator
George M. Kurian    Animation-Animator
Siddhant Mehta    Animation-Animator
Prasanjib Nag    Animation-Animator
Ketan Adhikari    Animation-Animator
Tanseer Ahmed    Animation-Animator
Balaji Anbalagan    Animation-Animator
Kevin Andrus    Animation-Animator
Anand Baid    Animation-Animator
Rajesh P.K.    Animation-Animator
Harinarayan Rajeev    Animation-Animator
S. Karunakar Reddy    Animation-Animator
Divyesh Jagdish Shah    Animation-Animator
Kevan Shorey    Animation-Animator
Gautam Thakur    Animation-Animator
Prashanth Cavale    Lead Character Animator-Skipper
Nideep Varghese    Lead Character Animator-Kowalski
Kapil Sharma    Lead Character Animator-Rico
Ravi Kamble Govind    Lead Character Animator-Dave
Sujit Chatterjee    Lead Character Animator-Dr. Octavius Brine
Nedy Acet    Animation-Additional Animator
James Baxter    Animation-Additional Animator
Julien Bocabeille    Animation-Additional Animator
Irene Parkins    Animation-Additional Animator
David Couchariere    Animation-Additional Animator
Michelle Cowart    Animation-Additional Animator
Donnachada Daly    Animation-Additional Animator
Lou Dellarosa    Animation-Additional Animator
Bill Diaz    Animation-Additional Animator
W. Jacob Gardner    Animation-Additional Animator
Thomas Grummt    Animation-Additional Animator
Andrew Harkins    Animation-Additional Animator
Jennifer E. Harlow    Animation-Additional Animator
Jakob Hjort Jensen    Animation-Additional Animator
Eric Lees    Animation-Additional Animator
Scott Lemmer    Animation-Additional Animator
Sean Mahoney    Animation-Additional Animator
Steven J. Meyer    Animation-Additional Animator
Rani Naamani    Animation-Additional Animator
Ron Pucherelli    Animation-Additional Animator
Luke Randall    Animation-Additional Animator
Carlos Rosas    Animation-Additional Animator
Ben Rush    Animation-Additional Animator
Mike Safianoff    Animation-Additional Animator
Henry G. Sanchez    Animation-Additional Animator
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy    Animation-Additional Animator
David Stodolny    Animation-Additional Animator
Theodore Anthony Ty    Animation-Additional Animator
Tim Watts    Animation-Additional Animator
David Weatherly    Animation-Additional Animator
Greg Whittaker    Animation-Additional Animator
Benjamin Willis    Animation-Additional Animator
Onur Yeldan    Animation-Additional Animator
Heather Lanza    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Caroline Robinson    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Uma Havaligi    Character Effects Lead
Brijesh Johar    Effects Lead
Mitul Patel    Effects Lead
Dhruva Pathak    Effects Lead
Venu Victor    Effects Lead
Fangwei Lee    Additional Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist    Additional Effects Lead
Arun P.A.    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Mayank Namrata Kanyal    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Praveen Ushus Dev    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Vijay Bundela    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Kiran Kumar Goonda    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Raja Kadam    Lighting-Lighter
Soumya Khurana    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Nachnolkar    Lighting-Lighter
Raghuram Palasamudram    Lighting-Lighter
Kaustubh Patil    Lighting-Lighter
Jean Joseph Philip    Lighting-Lighter
Ram Prasad Devanathan    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sai Raghunandan G    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Honey Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sukhpal Singh Vasdev    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Annmarie Koenig    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
David C. Lawson*    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
M. Scott McKee    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
Udai Haraguchi    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amy Jones    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Michel Kinfoussia    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Lyndon Li    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Kieron Cheuk-Chi Lo    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amber Stewart Lunderville    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Jennifer Leigh King    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Erin Lehmkuhl    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Chris Lexington    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Linhan Li    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Jimmy Maidens    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Campbell McGrouther    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Yuko Okumura    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Rupali Parekh    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Eric Roth    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Devank Patel    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya P. Prabhu    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Ashish Dantu    Lead Technical Director
Adam Gaige    Lead Technical Director
Mollie Garno    Casting Associate
Liz Molholt    Casting Associate
James Beshears    Post-Production Executive
Greg ten Bosch    Sound Effects Editor
Christian Schaaning    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Hardt    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Slamm Andrews    Music Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor-Additional Music Editor
Geoff Foster    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer

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

DVD Sales: Interstellar's Earthbound Opening

April 20th, 2015

Interstellar was the top new release and the top selling DVD. However, its opening week numbers were decidedly not stellar. The film sold 291,000 units and generated $4.45 million in revenue. This is barely more than The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies managed during its second week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Easter Week was Out of This World

April 20th, 2015

It was Easter the week the March 31st new releases came out and this had an effect with several, mostly family friendly films earning a boost on the Blu-ray sales chart. Even so, Interstellar opened in first place dominating the rest of the market. The film sold 732,000 units and generated $14.46 million in revenue, for an opening week Blu-ray share of 72%. Granted, this is a film that relies heavily on its special effects to draw in the audience, but that is still a shockingly high percentage. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases were One-Two-Three on DVD

April 13th, 2015

The DVD sales chart was top heavy with new releases. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies earned first place with 682,000 units / $10.21 million, which is about on par with expectations. The Trilogy box set landed in 11th place with 33,000 units / $1.19 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battle of the Five Releases

April 13th, 2015

There were five or six new releases to reach the top twenty on the Blu-ray sales chart. Leading the way was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with 832,000 units / $23.28 million, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 55%. This is a strong result, but not an unexpected one, as the film hits the right marks for strong sales on Blu-ray. It is a visually impressive film, it is a fantasy adventure film, and it is based on a popular franchise. The Battle of the Five Armies was also part of a franchise box set, which is the tenth best selling release of the week with 37,000 units / $1.87 million for a 53% opening week Blu-ray share. Technically these are two separate releases, but obviously they are connected enough to mention together. More...

DVD Sales: Annie vs. Kings

April 7th, 2015

Just as it was on the Blu-ray Sales Chart, there was a tight race for top spot in the DVD sales chart, only the combatants weren't entirely the same. Exodus: Gods and Kings topped Annie in terms of units at 226,000 units to 202,000 units, but the pair finished in the opposite order in terms of revenue with $3.59 million to $3.38 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Penguins Become King in Tight Race

April 7th, 2015

New releases earned the top three spots on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week, including a tight race for top spot. Penguins of Madagascar earned first place over Exodus: Gods and Kings in terms of units, 269,000 vs 257,000. However, in terms of revenue, the pair finished in the reverse order at $5.91 million to $5.38 million. As far the their opening week Blu-ray shares are concerned, Penguins managed a very strong 58%, while Exodus managed a very healthy 54% More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 17th, 2015

March 17th, 2015

It's a busy / short week on the home market. There are four first-run releases coming out this week, which is more than most weeks. However, it is also a very shallow week and we run into filler on the first page of Amazon's list of best-selling new releases. The best of the first-run releases is Top Five, but the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack isn't quite Pick of the Week material. For that honor, we have to look to a smaller release, Song of the Sea on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: 50 Shades a Worldwide Phenomenon

February 19th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey poster

Fifty Shades of Grey dominated the international box office with an opening weekend of $158 million in 58 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $173.56 million. Worldwide, the film took $258.73 million during its opening weekend, which puts it just behind Taken 3 for the year. It became the biggest hit shortly after the weekend ended. The film's biggest market was in the U.K., where it made $20.90 million in 586 theaters. This is better than it opened with here, relative to the size of the two markets, so we can blame the U.K. for the success of this film. It also did incredibly well in Germany ($15.2 million on 741 screens); France ($12 million on 785); and Russia ($10.68 million on 1,105). Obviously the film is going to be turned into a franchise. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Battles to the Top of China

January 29th, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies easily earned first place in China and that helped it rocket back to the top of the international chart with $54.3 million over the weekend for totals of $617.0 million internationally and $866.5 million worldwide. The film had a total opening of $50.00 million in China, which was more than the rest of the market combined. More...

International Box Office: Taken Takes Top Spot

January 22nd, 2015

Taken 3 poster

Taken 3 rose to first place during its third weekend of release earning $31.4 million in 49 markets for an international total of $99.0 million. Its biggest debut of the weekend was in the Philippines, where it earned first place with $2.5 million on 218 screens. It also earned first place in Russia, but with only $1.80 million on 1,438. Its biggest market was the U.K., where it remained in first place with $5.00 million in 500 theaters for a two-week total on $18.55 million. More...

International Box Office: Night Rises to the Top

January 15th, 2015

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb rose to first place with $46.2 million in 48 markets for totals of $148.6 million internationally and $248.1 million worldwide. This includes a $26.39 million "opening" in China for an 8-day total of $31.06 million. 8-day opening? It also opened in first place in Russia with $5.55 million on 1,690 screens. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Hits Half a Billion

January 7th, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

It was a big week for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, as it crossed the $500 million mark on the international box office. Over the weekend it pulled in $52.5 million in 65 markets for totals of $504.7 million internationally and $725.3 million worldwide. At this pace, the film will reach $800 million worldwide, possibly as early as this time next week. As for last weekend, there were very few new openings, but the film did earn first place in Argentina with $2.1 million on 397 screens. The film opens in China before the end of the month and the studio is obviously hoping for big numbers in that market. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Meets More Milestones

January 1st, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

For the third week in a row, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies held onto first place with $89.0 million in 62 markets for totals of $405.1 million internationally and $573.6 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Australia with $10.1 million on 603 screens, while the film was particularly strong in Poland earning $5.3 million on 699. By this time next week, it should be at $500 million internationally and $700 million worldwide, which is enough to break even, but not enough to keep pace with the franchise average. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 23rd, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies remained in first place with $109 million in 59 markets for a two-week total of $269 million internationally and $358 million worldwide. It is still too early to tell where this film will end up, but by this time next week it should be well past $500 million worldwide, which is enough to pay for its production budget. The film debuted in first place in South Korea with $10.3 million. Meanwhile, it was tops in Spain and Italy with $6.5 million and $6.1 million respectively. Despite opening in nearly two dozen new markets, the film's biggest market was a holdover, Germany, where it added $13.3 million over the weekend to its running tally, which now sits at $38.6 million. It was also strong in the U.K. earning $8.5 million over the weekend for a total of $31.8 million after two, while in France the film made $8.2 million over the weekend for $25.5 million, also after two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Exodus Win, but Overall Box Office is on the Run

December 15th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

All-in-all, the box office matched expectations, but sadly, that is not a good thing. Exodus: Gods and Kings opened with $24.12 million, which is anemic for a film that cost $140 million to make. Top Five had a better per theater average, but was playing in less than 1,000 theaters, so it will only become a midlevel hit, at best. Overall, the box office did rise 6.8% from last weekend, but this still only amounted to $83 million. Worse still, this was 43% lower than the same weekend last year. Last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened with $73.65 million, which is about 2% less than the top ten earned this year. It should come as no surprise that 2014 lost in the year-over-year comparison, while it continues to lose ground in the year-to-date race as well. Currently, 2014 has pulled in a total of $9.41 billion, which is 4.8% or $470 million lower than last year's pace. There's no chance 2014 will catch up at this point. I just hope it doesn't sink any lower. More...

Weekend Estimates: Exodus Leads with Lackluster Debut

December 14th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

Big budget bible epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is probably the riskiest studio bet this Holiday Season. The $140 million-budgeted film will need to do considerable business domestically and internationally to earn a profit, and biblical epics haven’t had the best of track records in recent years. Early signs aren’t great, with Fox projecting a $24.5 million opening weekend, well behind the $43.7 million earned by Noah earlier in the year. There is room for the film to recover though, as it will almost certainly be able to keep playing in a lot of theaters through the New Year. $100 million seems like the top end of domestic expectations at this point, and its international performance so far doesn’t suggest overseas coin will help make up the difference. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Exodus End?

December 11th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

The box office has been struggling the past few weeks and / or months. It really depends on how you look at things. This weekend there are two films hoping to help 2014 get back into the win column: Exodus: Gods and Kings and Top Five. Exodus will win the weekend with relative ease, but it might not earn more than $20 million in the process. Top Five would like to earn second place with just over $10 million, but it will probably fall short finishing just behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. This weekend last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug led the way with $73.65 million. That's more than the top five will make in total this year. It might be more than the top ten earn. Even last year's second place film, Frozen, might make more than the top film this year will earn. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison by a large margin.

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International Box Office: Mockingjay Maintains Milestone Pace

December 11th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 reached a couple of milestones hitting $500 million worldwide before the weekend and $300 million internationally during the weekend. Over the weekend, the film pulled in $32.9 million in 87 markets for three-week totals of $306.6 million internationally and $564.8 million worldwide. The film will top $600 million worldwide over the weekend, while it is on pace to top the original's worldwide total before the end of its run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office has Post-Holiday Indigestion

December 9th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The post-holiday weekend is rarely a great weekend and this weekend was no exception. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 fell more than 60%, while no film in the top ten fell less than 40%. The only wide release in the top ten was The Pyramid, which barely topped the Mendoza Line. Overall, the box office fell 52% from last weekend to $78 million. That's 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is behind 2013 by a 4.5% or $440 million margin. It is not going to close that margin over the next four weeks, but it should still top $10 billion before the year is over. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pyramid Scheme Its Way to the Top (Five)

December 5th, 2014

The Pyramid poster

It's the weekend after Thanksgiving, one of the worst weekends of the year for a new release. This year, no film is daring to open wide, but The Pyramid is coming the closest opening in just under 600 theaters. The film would need a per theater average of more than $10,000 to reach the top five, which is nearly impossible at this stage. This means the top five this week will mostly be the same as the top five last week with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 leading the way. Likewise, this weekend last year, Frozen led the way with more than $30 million. There is very little chance Mockingjay, Part 1 will match that, so 2014 will lose yet again in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Milestone for Mockingjay

December 4th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 remained in first place with $67.0 million in 86 markets for a two-week total of $254.6 million. Its worldwide total rose to $480.3 million. I would be surprised if the film hasn't already broken even, even though it will have the lowest box office in the franchise. The film remained in first place in Australia with $7.52 million on 574 screens over the weekend for a total of $22.69 million after two weeks of release. It was pushed into second place in the U.K., but still pulled in $7.69 million in 569 theaters for a two-week total of $33.32 million. More...

Contest: Black and White: Winning Announcement

December 3rd, 2014

The winner of our Black and White contest was determined and it is... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thanksgiving Gives the Box Office Indigestion

December 2nd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

Thanksgiving weekend was... well, it wasn't good. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 easily won the race for top spot and actually topped expectations by a tiny margin. On the other hand, the two new releases, Penguins of Madagascar and Horrible Bosses 2, both really struggled. Neither managed to top their three-day prediction over the five-day long weekend. Overall, the three-day weekend fell 17% to $162 million from last weekend. Worse still, this was 22% lower than the same weekend last year. 2014 is now behind 2013 by a margin of $370 million or 3.9% at $9.20 billion to $9.58 billion. There's no way we will catch up by the end of the year. I just hope we don't fall further behind.

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Weekend Predictions: Thanksgiving Means Leftovers

November 27th, 2014

The Penguins of Madagascar poster

It's Thanksgiving weekend and there are two films trying to take advantage of the boost to the box office. Penguins of Madagascar looks like it will top Horrible Bosses 2 at the box office, but neither really have a shot at dethroning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 for top spot. In fact, it is possible both of them combined won't top last year's number one new release, Frozen. Additionally, Mockingjay, Part 1 very likely won't match Catching Fire by a significant margin, so November will end the month on a down note.

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International Box Office: Mockingjay has $275 million Worldwide Weekend

November 27th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 opened in first place on the international chart with $154.3 million in 85 markets for a worldwide opening of $276.2 million. Its international opening was about 4% higher than the previously entry in the franchise. The film managed $19.8 million in the U.K. and $13.8 million in Germany. This was 5% and 9% higher than the previous film's debut in those two markets. Mockingjay, Part 1 opened 19% higher in Russia with $11.9 million. The film also topped $10 million in Mexico ($12 million) and Australia ($10.3 million). More...

Contest: Black and White

November 20th, 2014

Next weekend is Thanksgiving weekend and there are two films hoping to not be crushed by The Hunger Games: Mockyingjay, Part 1, which will be in its second week of release. Penguins of Madagascar will likely beat out Horrible Bosses 2 for second place and as such, it is the choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Penguins of Madagascar.

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 Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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2014 Preview: November

October 31st, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...


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

Synopsis

Super spy teams aren’t born… they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then… you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,447,444 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,764 opening theaters/3,775 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,598,913

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
November 26th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
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Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2342, 10/1/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Franchise: Madagascar
Comparisons: vs. Turbo
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Keywords: Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Secret Agent, Mad Scientist, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, PDI
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 5th Thursday 92 $1,192,791 Jan 1, 2015 37
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 37 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 50 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $34,520,540 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 44 $35,438,847 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $38,969,965 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $25,447,444 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $34,520,540 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 15 $35,438,847 Nov 28, 2014 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $48,074,302 Nov 28, 2014 5

Lead Ensemble Members

Tom McGrath    Skipper
Chris Miller    Kowalski
Chris Knights    Private
Conrad Vernon    Rico/Antarctic Penguin
John Malkovich    Dave
Benedict Cumberbatch    Agent Classified
Ken Jeong    Short Fuse
Annet Mahendru    Eva
Peter Stormare    Corporal

Supporting Cast

Andy Richter    Mort
Danny Jacobs    King Julien
Sean Charmatz    Cricket
Werner Herzog    Documentary Filmmaker
Stephen Kearin    Pilot/Aquarium Employee
Kelly Cooney    Mermaid Penguin
Susan Fitzer    Antarctic Penguin
Chris Sanders    Antarctic Penguin
Emily Nordwind    Antarctic Penguin
Mike Mitchell    Antarctic Penguin
Walt Dohrn    Antarctic Penguin
Jeff Fischer    Security System
Stephen F. Apostolina    Penguin Prisoner
Al Rodrigo    Penguin Fan
Steve Alterman    Aquarium Announcer
Carter Hastings    Boy at Aquarium
Hope Levy    Woman at Aquarium/Antarctic Penguin
Ava Acres    Girl at Zoo
Cullen McCarthy    Boy at Zoo
Nicholas Guest    Flight Attendant
Adriano Aragon    Angry Man
Lynnanne Zager    Computer Voice
Billy Eichner    New York Reporter
Angie Wu    Girl with Snow Globe
Jim Pirri    Gondolier
Elizabeth Pan    Shanghai TV Reporter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon J. Smith    Director
Eric Darnell    Director
Lara Brey    Producer
Mark Swift    Producer
Tom McGrath    Executive Producer
Mireille Soria    Executive Producer
Eric Darnell    Executive Producer
Tripp Hudson    Co-Producer
Michael Colton    Screenwriter
John Aboud    Screenwriter
Brandon Sawyer    Screenwriter
Alan Schoolcraft    Story Creator
Brent Simons    Story Creator
Michael Colton    Story Creator
John Aboud    Story Creator
Lorne Balfe    Composer
Nick Kenway    Editor
Robert Porter    Head of Story
Derek Drymon    Head of Story
Shannon Jeffries    Production Designer
Philippe Gluckman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conan Low    Head of Layout
Olivier Staphylas    Head of Character Animation
Ruben Perez    Art Director
Jennifer Dahlman    Associate Producer
Damien de Froberville    Associate Producer
Dinesh Krishnan Nair    Production Manager
Michelle Jurado Staphylas    Production Manager
Jamaal Bradley    Animation Supervisor
Jonathan Harman    Head of Lighting
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan    Lighting Supervisor
Murali Babu Kodiparthi    Lighting Supervisor
Gregory Jennings    Lighting Supervisor
Raju Vaidya    Lighting Supervisor
Vimal Subramaniam    Lighting Supervisor
Josh West    Modeling Supervisor
J.J. Jay    Character TD Supervisor
Nathaniel Dirksen    Character TD Supervisor-Co Supervisor
Somesh Quadros    Character Effects Supervisor
Erik Mattson    Head of Effects
Michael Brainerd    Supervising Technical Director
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director
Christi Soper Hilt*    Casting Director
Chris Leahy    Associate Producer
Virendra Chauhan    Production Manager
Laura Grieve    Digital Supervisor
David Torres    Head of Character Animation
Oliver "Olee" Finkelde*    Character Effects Supervisor
Justin Onstine    Crowds Supervisor
Shawn Lewis    Supervising Technical Director
Josh Lieberman    Story Artist
David Lux    Story Artist
Ken Morrissey    Story Artist
Dave Needham    Story Artist
Vi-Dieu Nguyen    Story Artist
Xavier Riffault    Story Artist
Januel Mercado    Additional Story Artist
Claire Morrissey    Additional Story Artist
Eric Ramsey    Additional Story Artist
Jessica Ambinder-Rojas    Associate Editor
John Dorst    First Assistant Editor
Will Erokan    Second Assistant Editor
Christa Di Falco    Assistant Editor
Brian A. Perry    Assistant Editor
Tiffany Hillkurtz    Additional Associate Editor
Lynn Hobson    Additional Associate Editor
Steven Liu    Assistant Associate Editor
Chris Ayers    Character Designer
Joe Moshier    Character Designer
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Oliver Tossan    Character Designer
Gris Grimly    Additional Character Designer
Jeremie Moreau    Additional Character Designer
Hoon H. Kim    Production Supervisor
Ryan Genji Thomas    Production Supervisor-Art Department
Dawn M. Yamada*    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
David Edmunds    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
Susan Erokan    Production Supervisor-Modeling
Rakesh Patil    Production Supervisor-Animation
Samantha Finkler Brainerd    Production Supervisor-Animation
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Aditya Deosthale    Production Supervisor-Effects
Garrett Prince    Production Supervisor-Image Finaling
Rachel Hanson    Animation-Animator
Shajo John    Animation-Animator
Manish Kumar    Animation-Animator
George M. Kurian    Animation-Animator
Siddhant Mehta    Animation-Animator
Prasanjib Nag    Animation-Animator
Ketan Adhikari    Animation-Animator
Tanseer Ahmed    Animation-Animator
Balaji Anbalagan    Animation-Animator
Kevin Andrus    Animation-Animator
Anand Baid    Animation-Animator
Rajesh P.K.    Animation-Animator
Harinarayan Rajeev    Animation-Animator
S. Karunakar Reddy    Animation-Animator
Divyesh Jagdish Shah    Animation-Animator
Kevan Shorey    Animation-Animator
Gautam Thakur    Animation-Animator
Prashanth Cavale    Lead Character Animator-Skipper
Nideep Varghese    Lead Character Animator-Kowalski
Kapil Sharma    Lead Character Animator-Rico
Ravi Kamble Govind    Lead Character Animator-Dave
Sujit Chatterjee    Lead Character Animator-Dr. Octavius Brine
Nedy Acet    Animation-Additional Animator
James Baxter    Animation-Additional Animator
Julien Bocabeille    Animation-Additional Animator
Irene Parkins    Animation-Additional Animator
David Couchariere    Animation-Additional Animator
Michelle Cowart    Animation-Additional Animator
Donnachada Daly    Animation-Additional Animator
Lou Dellarosa    Animation-Additional Animator
Bill Diaz    Animation-Additional Animator
W. Jacob Gardner    Animation-Additional Animator
Thomas Grummt    Animation-Additional Animator
Andrew Harkins    Animation-Additional Animator
Jennifer E. Harlow    Animation-Additional Animator
Jakob Hjort Jensen    Animation-Additional Animator
Eric Lees    Animation-Additional Animator
Scott Lemmer    Animation-Additional Animator
Sean Mahoney    Animation-Additional Animator
Steven J. Meyer    Animation-Additional Animator
Rani Naamani    Animation-Additional Animator
Ron Pucherelli    Animation-Additional Animator
Luke Randall    Animation-Additional Animator
Carlos Rosas    Animation-Additional Animator
Ben Rush    Animation-Additional Animator
Mike Safianoff    Animation-Additional Animator
Henry G. Sanchez    Animation-Additional Animator
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy    Animation-Additional Animator
David Stodolny    Animation-Additional Animator
Theodore Anthony Ty    Animation-Additional Animator
Tim Watts    Animation-Additional Animator
David Weatherly    Animation-Additional Animator
Greg Whittaker    Animation-Additional Animator
Benjamin Willis    Animation-Additional Animator
Onur Yeldan    Animation-Additional Animator
Heather Lanza    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Caroline Robinson    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Uma Havaligi    Character Effects Lead
Brijesh Johar    Effects Lead
Mitul Patel    Effects Lead
Dhruva Pathak    Effects Lead
Venu Victor    Effects Lead
Fangwei Lee    Additional Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist    Additional Effects Lead
Arun P.A.    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Mayank Namrata Kanyal    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Praveen Ushus Dev    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Vijay Bundela    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Kiran Kumar Goonda    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Raja Kadam    Lighting-Lighter
Soumya Khurana    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Nachnolkar    Lighting-Lighter
Raghuram Palasamudram    Lighting-Lighter
Kaustubh Patil    Lighting-Lighter
Jean Joseph Philip    Lighting-Lighter
Ram Prasad Devanathan    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sai Raghunandan G    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Honey Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sukhpal Singh Vasdev    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Annmarie Koenig    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
David C. Lawson*    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
M. Scott McKee    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
Udai Haraguchi    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amy Jones    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Michel Kinfoussia    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Lyndon Li    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Kieron Cheuk-Chi Lo    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amber Stewart Lunderville    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Jennifer Leigh King    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Erin Lehmkuhl    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Chris Lexington    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Linhan Li    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Jimmy Maidens    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Campbell McGrouther    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Yuko Okumura    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Rupali Parekh    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Eric Roth    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Devank Patel    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya P. Prabhu    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Ashish Dantu    Lead Technical Director
Adam Gaige    Lead Technical Director
Mollie Garno    Casting Associate
Liz Molholt    Casting Associate
James Beshears    Post-Production Executive
Greg ten Bosch    Sound Effects Editor
Christian Schaaning    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Hardt    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Slamm Andrews    Music Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor-Additional Music Editor
Geoff Foster    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer

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

DVD Sales: Interstellar's Earthbound Opening

April 20th, 2015

Interstellar was the top new release and the top selling DVD. However, its opening week numbers were decidedly not stellar. The film sold 291,000 units and generated $4.45 million in revenue. This is barely more than The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies managed during its second week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Easter Week was Out of This World

April 20th, 2015

It was Easter the week the March 31st new releases came out and this had an effect with several, mostly family friendly films earning a boost on the Blu-ray sales chart. Even so, Interstellar opened in first place dominating the rest of the market. The film sold 732,000 units and generated $14.46 million in revenue, for an opening week Blu-ray share of 72%. Granted, this is a film that relies heavily on its special effects to draw in the audience, but that is still a shockingly high percentage. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases were One-Two-Three on DVD

April 13th, 2015

The DVD sales chart was top heavy with new releases. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies earned first place with 682,000 units / $10.21 million, which is about on par with expectations. The Trilogy box set landed in 11th place with 33,000 units / $1.19 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battle of the Five Releases

April 13th, 2015

There were five or six new releases to reach the top twenty on the Blu-ray sales chart. Leading the way was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with 832,000 units / $23.28 million, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 55%. This is a strong result, but not an unexpected one, as the film hits the right marks for strong sales on Blu-ray. It is a visually impressive film, it is a fantasy adventure film, and it is based on a popular franchise. The Battle of the Five Armies was also part of a franchise box set, which is the tenth best selling release of the week with 37,000 units / $1.87 million for a 53% opening week Blu-ray share. Technically these are two separate releases, but obviously they are connected enough to mention together. More...

DVD Sales: Annie vs. Kings

April 7th, 2015

Just as it was on the Blu-ray Sales Chart, there was a tight race for top spot in the DVD sales chart, only the combatants weren't entirely the same. Exodus: Gods and Kings topped Annie in terms of units at 226,000 units to 202,000 units, but the pair finished in the opposite order in terms of revenue with $3.59 million to $3.38 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Penguins Become King in Tight Race

April 7th, 2015

New releases earned the top three spots on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week, including a tight race for top spot. Penguins of Madagascar earned first place over Exodus: Gods and Kings in terms of units, 269,000 vs 257,000. However, in terms of revenue, the pair finished in the reverse order at $5.91 million to $5.38 million. As far the their opening week Blu-ray shares are concerned, Penguins managed a very strong 58%, while Exodus managed a very healthy 54% More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 17th, 2015

March 17th, 2015

It's a busy / short week on the home market. There are four first-run releases coming out this week, which is more than most weeks. However, it is also a very shallow week and we run into filler on the first page of Amazon's list of best-selling new releases. The best of the first-run releases is Top Five, but the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack isn't quite Pick of the Week material. For that honor, we have to look to a smaller release, Song of the Sea on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

International Box Office: 50 Shades a Worldwide Phenomenon

February 19th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey poster

Fifty Shades of Grey dominated the international box office with an opening weekend of $158 million in 58 markets over the weekend for a total opening of $173.56 million. Worldwide, the film took $258.73 million during its opening weekend, which puts it just behind Taken 3 for the year. It became the biggest hit shortly after the weekend ended. The film's biggest market was in the U.K., where it made $20.90 million in 586 theaters. This is better than it opened with here, relative to the size of the two markets, so we can blame the U.K. for the success of this film. It also did incredibly well in Germany ($15.2 million on 741 screens); France ($12 million on 785); and Russia ($10.68 million on 1,105). Obviously the film is going to be turned into a franchise. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Battles to the Top of China

January 29th, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies easily earned first place in China and that helped it rocket back to the top of the international chart with $54.3 million over the weekend for totals of $617.0 million internationally and $866.5 million worldwide. The film had a total opening of $50.00 million in China, which was more than the rest of the market combined. More...

International Box Office: Taken Takes Top Spot

January 22nd, 2015

Taken 3 poster

Taken 3 rose to first place during its third weekend of release earning $31.4 million in 49 markets for an international total of $99.0 million. Its biggest debut of the weekend was in the Philippines, where it earned first place with $2.5 million on 218 screens. It also earned first place in Russia, but with only $1.80 million on 1,438. Its biggest market was the U.K., where it remained in first place with $5.00 million in 500 theaters for a two-week total on $18.55 million. More...

International Box Office: Night Rises to the Top

January 15th, 2015

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb rose to first place with $46.2 million in 48 markets for totals of $148.6 million internationally and $248.1 million worldwide. This includes a $26.39 million "opening" in China for an 8-day total of $31.06 million. 8-day opening? It also opened in first place in Russia with $5.55 million on 1,690 screens. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Hits Half a Billion

January 7th, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

It was a big week for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, as it crossed the $500 million mark on the international box office. Over the weekend it pulled in $52.5 million in 65 markets for totals of $504.7 million internationally and $725.3 million worldwide. At this pace, the film will reach $800 million worldwide, possibly as early as this time next week. As for last weekend, there were very few new openings, but the film did earn first place in Argentina with $2.1 million on 397 screens. The film opens in China before the end of the month and the studio is obviously hoping for big numbers in that market. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Meets More Milestones

January 1st, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

For the third week in a row, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies held onto first place with $89.0 million in 62 markets for totals of $405.1 million internationally and $573.6 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Australia with $10.1 million on 603 screens, while the film was particularly strong in Poland earning $5.3 million on 699. By this time next week, it should be at $500 million internationally and $700 million worldwide, which is enough to break even, but not enough to keep pace with the franchise average. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 23rd, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies remained in first place with $109 million in 59 markets for a two-week total of $269 million internationally and $358 million worldwide. It is still too early to tell where this film will end up, but by this time next week it should be well past $500 million worldwide, which is enough to pay for its production budget. The film debuted in first place in South Korea with $10.3 million. Meanwhile, it was tops in Spain and Italy with $6.5 million and $6.1 million respectively. Despite opening in nearly two dozen new markets, the film's biggest market was a holdover, Germany, where it added $13.3 million over the weekend to its running tally, which now sits at $38.6 million. It was also strong in the U.K. earning $8.5 million over the weekend for a total of $31.8 million after two, while in France the film made $8.2 million over the weekend for $25.5 million, also after two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Exodus Win, but Overall Box Office is on the Run

December 15th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

All-in-all, the box office matched expectations, but sadly, that is not a good thing. Exodus: Gods and Kings opened with $24.12 million, which is anemic for a film that cost $140 million to make. Top Five had a better per theater average, but was playing in less than 1,000 theaters, so it will only become a midlevel hit, at best. Overall, the box office did rise 6.8% from last weekend, but this still only amounted to $83 million. Worse still, this was 43% lower than the same weekend last year. Last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened with $73.65 million, which is about 2% less than the top ten earned this year. It should come as no surprise that 2014 lost in the year-over-year comparison, while it continues to lose ground in the year-to-date race as well. Currently, 2014 has pulled in a total of $9.41 billion, which is 4.8% or $470 million lower than last year's pace. There's no chance 2014 will catch up at this point. I just hope it doesn't sink any lower. More...

Weekend Estimates: Exodus Leads with Lackluster Debut

December 14th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

Big budget bible epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is probably the riskiest studio bet this Holiday Season. The $140 million-budgeted film will need to do considerable business domestically and internationally to earn a profit, and biblical epics haven’t had the best of track records in recent years. Early signs aren’t great, with Fox projecting a $24.5 million opening weekend, well behind the $43.7 million earned by Noah earlier in the year. There is room for the film to recover though, as it will almost certainly be able to keep playing in a lot of theaters through the New Year. $100 million seems like the top end of domestic expectations at this point, and its international performance so far doesn’t suggest overseas coin will help make up the difference. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Exodus End?

December 11th, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings poster

The box office has been struggling the past few weeks and / or months. It really depends on how you look at things. This weekend there are two films hoping to help 2014 get back into the win column: Exodus: Gods and Kings and Top Five. Exodus will win the weekend with relative ease, but it might not earn more than $20 million in the process. Top Five would like to earn second place with just over $10 million, but it will probably fall short finishing just behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. This weekend last year, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug led the way with $73.65 million. That's more than the top five will make in total this year. It might be more than the top ten earn. Even last year's second place film, Frozen, might make more than the top film this year will earn. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison by a large margin.

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International Box Office: Mockingjay Maintains Milestone Pace

December 11th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 reached a couple of milestones hitting $500 million worldwide before the weekend and $300 million internationally during the weekend. Over the weekend, the film pulled in $32.9 million in 87 markets for three-week totals of $306.6 million internationally and $564.8 million worldwide. The film will top $600 million worldwide over the weekend, while it is on pace to top the original's worldwide total before the end of its run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office has Post-Holiday Indigestion

December 9th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The post-holiday weekend is rarely a great weekend and this weekend was no exception. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 fell more than 60%, while no film in the top ten fell less than 40%. The only wide release in the top ten was The Pyramid, which barely topped the Mendoza Line. Overall, the box office fell 52% from last weekend to $78 million. That's 16% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is behind 2013 by a 4.5% or $440 million margin. It is not going to close that margin over the next four weeks, but it should still top $10 billion before the year is over. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pyramid Scheme Its Way to the Top (Five)

December 5th, 2014

The Pyramid poster

It's the weekend after Thanksgiving, one of the worst weekends of the year for a new release. This year, no film is daring to open wide, but The Pyramid is coming the closest opening in just under 600 theaters. The film would need a per theater average of more than $10,000 to reach the top five, which is nearly impossible at this stage. This means the top five this week will mostly be the same as the top five last week with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 leading the way. Likewise, this weekend last year, Frozen led the way with more than $30 million. There is very little chance Mockingjay, Part 1 will match that, so 2014 will lose yet again in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Milestone for Mockingjay

December 4th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 remained in first place with $67.0 million in 86 markets for a two-week total of $254.6 million. Its worldwide total rose to $480.3 million. I would be surprised if the film hasn't already broken even, even though it will have the lowest box office in the franchise. The film remained in first place in Australia with $7.52 million on 574 screens over the weekend for a total of $22.69 million after two weeks of release. It was pushed into second place in the U.K., but still pulled in $7.69 million in 569 theaters for a two-week total of $33.32 million. More...

Contest: Black and White: Winning Announcement

December 3rd, 2014

The winner of our Black and White contest was determined and it is... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thanksgiving Gives the Box Office Indigestion

December 2nd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

Thanksgiving weekend was... well, it wasn't good. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 easily won the race for top spot and actually topped expectations by a tiny margin. On the other hand, the two new releases, Penguins of Madagascar and Horrible Bosses 2, both really struggled. Neither managed to top their three-day prediction over the five-day long weekend. Overall, the three-day weekend fell 17% to $162 million from last weekend. Worse still, this was 22% lower than the same weekend last year. 2014 is now behind 2013 by a margin of $370 million or 3.9% at $9.20 billion to $9.58 billion. There's no way we will catch up by the end of the year. I just hope we don't fall further behind.

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Weekend Predictions: Thanksgiving Means Leftovers

November 27th, 2014

The Penguins of Madagascar poster

It's Thanksgiving weekend and there are two films trying to take advantage of the boost to the box office. Penguins of Madagascar looks like it will top Horrible Bosses 2 at the box office, but neither really have a shot at dethroning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 for top spot. In fact, it is possible both of them combined won't top last year's number one new release, Frozen. Additionally, Mockingjay, Part 1 very likely won't match Catching Fire by a significant margin, so November will end the month on a down note.

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International Box Office: Mockingjay has $275 million Worldwide Weekend

November 27th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 opened in first place on the international chart with $154.3 million in 85 markets for a worldwide opening of $276.2 million. Its international opening was about 4% higher than the previously entry in the franchise. The film managed $19.8 million in the U.K. and $13.8 million in Germany. This was 5% and 9% higher than the previous film's debut in those two markets. Mockingjay, Part 1 opened 19% higher in Russia with $11.9 million. The film also topped $10 million in Mexico ($12 million) and Australia ($10.3 million). More...

Contest: Black and White

November 20th, 2014

Next weekend is Thanksgiving weekend and there are two films hoping to not be crushed by The Hunger Games: Mockyingjay, Part 1, which will be in its second week of release. Penguins of Madagascar will likely beat out Horrible Bosses 2 for second place and as such, it is the choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Penguins of Madagascar.

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 Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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2014 Preview: November

October 31st, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 2 $25,447,444   3,764 $6,761   $35,438,847 1
Dec 5, 2014 2 $10,907,030 -57% 3,775 $2,889   $49,397,566 2
Dec 12, 2014 3 $7,206,293 -34% 3,667 $1,965   $58,745,002 3
Dec 19, 2014 10 $3,476,141 -52% 2,717 $1,279   $64,123,602 4
Dec 26, 2014 13 $3,274,134 -6% 2,033 $1,610   $70,948,595 5
Jan 2, 2015 13 $2,895,767 -12% 1,585 $1,827   $78,116,780 6
Jan 9, 2015 16 $1,172,380 -60% 1,057 $1,109   $79,850,006 7
Jan 16, 2015 24 $519,206 -56% 417 $1,245   $80,589,454 8
Jan 23, 2015 28 $394,001 -24% 321 $1,227   $81,268,373 9
Jan 30, 2015 27 $348,644 -12% 296 $1,178   $81,702,656 10
Feb 6, 2015 28 $292,762 -16% 257 $1,139   $82,082,960 11
Feb 13, 2015 31 $218,581 -25% 222 $985   $82,378,006 12
Feb 20, 2015 32 $162,683 -26% 204 $797   $82,671,252 13
Feb 27, 2015 36 $112,476 -31% 160 $703   $82,820,343 14
Mar 6, 2015 39 $79,907 -29% 130 $615   $82,930,993 15
Mar 13, 2015 42 $66,617 -17% 105 $634   $83,033,005 16
Mar 20, 2015 43 $64,287 -3% 136 $473   $83,156,328 17
Mar 27, 2015 50 $36,082 -44% 78 $463   $83,218,108 18
Apr 3, 2015 51 $24,184 -33% 64 $378   $83,259,879 19
Apr 10, 2015 55 $19,580 -19% 46 $426   $83,297,653 20
Apr 17, 2015 56 $19,589 n/c 46 $426   $83,320,932 21
Apr 24, 2015 67 $12,135 -38% 34 $357   $83,340,274 22
May 1, 2015 60 $6,492 -47% 32 $203   $83,348,920 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2014 - $6,138,518     3,654 $1,680   $6,138,518 1
Nov 27, 2014 - $3,852,885 -37%   3,654 $1,054   $9,991,403 2
Nov 28, 2014 2 $10,353,640 +169%   3,764 $2,751   $20,345,043 3
Nov 29, 2014 2 $9,595,281 -7%   3,764 $2,549   $29,940,324 4
Nov 30, 2014 2 $5,498,523 -43%   3,764 $1,461   $35,438,847 5
Dec 1, 2014 4 $810,919 -85%   3,764 $215   $36,249,766 6
Dec 2, 2014 4 $939,641 +16%   3,764 $250   $37,189,407 7
Dec 3, 2014 4 $651,081 -31% -89% 3,764 $173   $37,840,488 8
Dec 4, 2014 4 $650,048 n/c -83% 3,764 $173   $38,490,536 9
Dec 5, 2014 3 $2,405,901 +270% -77% 3,775 $637   $40,896,437 10
Dec 6, 2014 2 $5,300,379 +120% -45% 3,775 $1,404   $46,196,816 11
Dec 7, 2014 2 $3,200,750 -40% -42% 3,775 $848   $49,397,566 12
Dec 8, 2014 4 $470,040 -85% -42% 3,775 $125   $49,867,606 13
Dec 9, 2014 4 $652,140 +39% -31% 3,775 $173   $50,519,746 14
Dec 10, 2014 4 $508,399 -22% -22% 3,775 $135   $51,028,145 15
Dec 11, 2014 4 $510,564 n/c -21% 3,775 $135   $51,538,709 16
Dec 12, 2014 4 $1,573,175 +208% -35% 3,667 $429   $53,111,884 17
Dec 13, 2014 3 $3,503,849 +123% -34% 3,667 $956   $56,615,733 18
Dec 14, 2014 3 $2,129,269 -39% -33% 3,667 $581   $58,745,002 19
Dec 15, 2014 6 $388,809 -82% -17% 3,667 $106   $59,133,811 20
Dec 16, 2014 6 $550,240 +42% -16% 3,667 $150   $59,684,051 21
Dec 17, 2014 4 $461,130 -16% -9% 3,667 $126   $60,145,181 22
Dec 18, 2014 4 $502,280 +9% -2% 3,312 $152   $60,647,461 23
Dec 19, 2014 9 $879,777 +75% -44% 2,717 $324   $61,527,238 24
Dec 20, 2014 9 $1,459,865 +66% -58% 2,717 $537   $62,987,103 25
Dec 21, 2014 9 $1,136,499 -22% -47% 2,717 $418   $64,123,602 26
Dec 22, 2014 7 $965,012 -15% +148% 2,717 $355   $65,088,614 27
Dec 23, 2014 7 $1,180,182 +22% +114% 2,717 $434   $66,268,796 28
Dec 24, 2014 - $674,193 -43% +46% 2,717 $248   $66,942,989 29
Dec 25, 2014 - $731,472 +8% +46% 2,033 $360   $67,674,461 30
Dec 26, 2014 14 $1,044,666 +43% +19% 2,033 $514   $68,719,127 31
Dec 27, 2014 13 $1,205,622 +15% -17% 2,033 $593   $69,924,749 32
Dec 28, 2014 - $1,023,846 -15% -10% 2,033 $504   $70,948,595 33
Dec 29, 2014 12 $964,890 -6% n/c 2,033 $475   $71,913,485 34
Dec 30, 2014 11 $1,202,486 +25% +2% 2,033 $591   $73,115,971 35
Dec 31, 2014 - $912,251 -24% +35% 2,033 $449   $74,028,222 36
Jan 1, 2015 12 $1,192,791 +31% +63% 2,033 $587   $75,221,013 37
Jan 2, 2015 13 $1,135,493 -5% +9% 1,585 $716   $76,356,506 38
Jan 3, 2015 13 $1,055,298 -7% -12% 1,585 $666   $77,411,804 39
Jan 4, 2015 13 $704,976 -33% -31% 1,585 $445   $78,116,780 40
Jan 5, 2015 - $208,647 -70% -78% 1,585 $132   $78,325,427 41
Jan 6, 2015 - $124,445 -40% -90% 1,585 $79   $78,449,872 42
Jan 7, 2015 - $110,567 -11% -88% 1,585 $70   $78,560,439 43
Jan 8, 2015 - $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74   $78,677,626 44
Jan 9, 2015 - $166,729 +42% -85% 1,057 $158   $78,844,355 45
Jan 10, 2015 15 $602,937 +262% -43% 1,057 $570   $79,447,292 46
Jan 11, 2015 15 $402,714 -33% -43% 1,057 $381   $79,850,006 47
Jan 12, 2015 - $55,597 -86% -73% 1,057 $53   $79,905,603 48
Jan 13, 2015 - $62,334 +12% -50% 1,057 $59   $79,967,937 49
Jan 14, 2015 - $52,300 -16% -53% 1,057 $49   $80,020,237 50
Jan 15, 2015 - $50,011 -4% -57% 1,057 $47   $80,070,248 51
Jan 16, 2015 - $100,680 +101% -40% 417 $241   $80,170,928 52
Jan 17, 2015 - $246,448 +145% -59% 417 $591   $80,417,376 53
Jan 18, 2015 - $172,078 -30% -57% 417 $413   $80,589,454 54
Jan 19, 2015 - $200,973 +17% +261% 417 $482   $80,790,427 55
Jan 20, 2015 - $34,413 -83% -45% 417 $83   $80,824,840 56
Jan 21, 2015 - $23,853 -31% -54% 417 $57   $80,848,693 57
Jan 22, 2015 - $25,679 +8% -49% 417 $62   $80,874,372 58
Jan 23, 2015 - $80,125 +212% -20% 321 $250   $80,954,497 59
Jan 24, 2015 - $196,685 +145% -20% 321 $613   $81,151,182 60
Jan 25, 2015 - $117,191 -40% -32% 321 $365   $81,268,373 61
Jan 26, 2015 - $22,711 -81% -89% 321 $71   $81,291,084 62
Jan 27, 2015 - $23,801 +5% -31% 321 $74   $81,314,885 63
Jan 28, 2015 - $19,791 -17% -17% 321 $62   $81,334,676 64
Jan 29, 2015 - $19,336 -2% -25% 321 $60   $81,354,012 65
Jan 30, 2015 - $81,931 +324% +2% 296 $277   $81,435,943 66
Jan 31, 2015 - $193,226 +136% -2% 296 $653   $81,629,169 67
Feb 1, 2015 - $73,487 -62% -37% 296 $248   $81,702,656 68
Feb 2, 2015 - $27,290 -63% +20% 296 $92   $81,729,946 69
Feb 3, 2015 - $25,895 -5% +9% 296 $87   $81,755,841 70
Feb 4, 2015 - $16,130 -38% -18% 296 $54   $81,771,971 71
Feb 5, 2015 - $18,227 +13% -6% 296 $62   $81,790,198 72
Feb 6, 2015 - $60,614 +233% -26% 257 $236   $81,850,812 73
Feb 7, 2015 - $145,890 +141% -24% 257 $568   $81,996,702 74
Feb 8, 2015 - $86,258 -41% +17% 257 $336   $82,082,960 75
Feb 9, 2015 - $22,444 -74% -18% 257 $87   $82,105,404 76
Feb 10, 2015 - $18,649 -17% -28% 257 $73   $82,124,053 77
Feb 11, 2015 - $16,056 -14% n/c 257 $62   $82,140,109 78
Feb 12, 2015 - $19,316 +20% +6% 257 $75   $82,159,425 79
Feb 13, 2015 - $40,637 +110% -33% 222 $183   $82,200,062 80
Feb 14, 2015 - $107,161 +164% -27% 222 $483   $82,307,223 81
Feb 15, 2015 - $70,783 -34% -18% 222 $319   $82,378,006 82
Feb 16, 2015 - $72,657 +3% +224% 222 $327   $82,450,663 83
Feb 17, 2015 - $19,639 -73% +5% 222 $88   $82,470,302 84
Feb 18, 2015 - $17,926 -9% +12% 222 $81   $82,488,228 85
Feb 19, 2015 - $20,341 +13% +5% 222 $92   $82,508,569 86
Feb 20, 2015 - $39,536 +94% -3% 204 $194   $82,548,105 87
Feb 21, 2015 - $72,590 +84% -32% 204 $356   $82,620,695 88
Feb 22, 2015 - $50,557 -30% -29% 204 $248   $82,671,252 89
Feb 23, 2015 - $8,676 -83% -88% 204 $43   $82,679,928 90
Feb 24, 2015 - $9,032 +4% -54% 204 $44   $82,688,960 91
Feb 25, 2015 - $8,067 -11% -55% 204 $40   $82,697,027 92
Feb 26, 2015 - $10,840 +34% -47% 204 $53   $82,707,867 93
Feb 27, 2015 - $20,784 +92% -47% 160 $130   $82,728,651 94
Feb 28, 2015 - $54,259 +161% -25% 160 $339   $82,782,910 95
Mar 1, 2015 - $37,433 -31% -26% 160 $234   $82,820,343 96
Mar 2, 2015 - $7,465 -80% -14% 160 $47   $82,827,808 97
Mar 3, 2015 - $7,680 +3% -15% 160 $48   $82,835,488 98
Mar 4, 2015 - $6,848 -11% -15% 160 $43   $82,842,336 99
Mar 5, 2015 - $8,750 +28% -19% 160 $55   $82,851,086 100
Mar 6, 2015 - $16,987 +94% -18% 130 $131   $82,868,073 101
Mar 7, 2015 - $39,537 +133% -27% 130 $304   $82,907,610 102
Mar 8, 2015 - $23,383 -41% -38% 130 $180   $82,930,993 103
Mar 9, 2015 - $8,185 -65% +10% 130 $63   $82,939,178 104
Mar 10, 2015 - $8,717 +6% +14% 130 $67   $82,947,895 105
Mar 11, 2015 - $8,898 +2% +30% 130 $68   $82,956,793 106
Mar 12, 2015 - $9,595 +8% +10% 130 $74   $82,966,388 107
Mar 13, 2015 - $14,757 +54% -13% 105 $141   $82,981,145 108
Mar 14, 2015 - $31,567 +114% -20% 105 $301   $83,012,712 109
Mar 15, 2015 - $20,293 -36% -13% 105 $193   $83,033,005 110
Mar 16, 2015 - $10,383 -49% +27% 105 $99   $83,043,388 111
Mar 17, 2015 - $16,193 +56% +86% 105 $154   $83,059,581 112
Mar 18, 2015 - $14,932 -8% +68% 105 $142   $83,074,513 113
Mar 19, 2015 - $17,528 +17% +83% 105 $167   $83,092,041 114
Mar 20, 2015 - $20,402 +16% +38% 136 $150   $83,112,443 115
Mar 21, 2015 - $26,687 +31% -15% 136 $196   $83,139,130 116
Mar 22, 2015 - $17,198 -36% -15% 136 $126   $83,156,328 117
Mar 23, 2015 - $5,322 -69% -49% 136 $39   $83,161,650 118
Mar 24, 2015 - $6,676 +25% -59% 136 $49   $83,168,326 119
Mar 25, 2015 - $6,868 +3% -54% 136 $51   $83,175,194 120
Mar 26, 2015 - $6,832 -1% -61% 136 $50   $83,182,026 121
Mar 27, 2015 - $9,517 +39% -53% 78 $122   $83,191,543 122
Mar 28, 2015 - $16,335 +72% -39% 78 $209   $83,207,878 123
Mar 29, 2015 - $10,230 -37% -41% 78 $131   $83,218,108 124
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,069 -70% -42% 78 $39   $83,221,177 125
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,753 +55% -29% 78 $61   $83,225,930 126
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,097 -14% -40% 78 $53   $83,230,027 127
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,668 +38% -17% 78 $73   $83,235,695 128
Apr 3, 2015 - $9,860 +74% +4% 64 $154   $83,245,555 129
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,810 -11% -46% 64 $138   $83,254,365 130
Apr 5, 2015 - $5,514 -37% -46% 64 $86   $83,259,879 131
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,960 -10% +62% 64 $78   $83,264,839 132
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,479 -10% -6% 64 $70   $83,269,318 133
Apr 8, 2015 - $4,570 +2% +12% 64 $71   $83,273,888 134
Apr 9, 2015 - $4,185 -8% -26% 64 $65   $83,278,073 135
Apr 10, 2015 - $5,699 +36% -42% 46 $124   $83,283,772 136
Apr 11, 2015 - $8,552 +50% -3% 46 $186   $83,292,324 137
Apr 12, 2015 - $5,329 -38% -3% 46 $116   $83,297,653 138
Apr 13, 2015 - $932 -83% -81% 46 $20   $83,298,585 139
Apr 14, 2015 - $888 -5% -80% 46 $19   $83,299,473 140
Apr 15, 2015 - $965 +9% -79% 46 $21   $83,300,438 141
Apr 16, 2015 - $905 -6% -78% 46 $20   $83,301,343 142

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2014 5 $9,991,403   3,654 $2,734   $9,991,403 1
Nov 28, 2014 2 $28,499,133 +185% 3,764 $7,572   $38,490,536 2
Dec 5, 2014 2 $13,048,173 -54% 3,775 $3,456   $51,538,709 3
Dec 12, 2014 4 $9,108,752 -30% 3,312 $2,750   $60,647,461 4
Dec 19, 2014 10 $7,027,000 -23% 2,033 $3,456   $67,674,461 5
Dec 26, 2014 12 $7,546,552 +7% 2,033 $3,712   $75,221,013 6
Jan 2, 2015 14 $3,456,613 -54% 1,585 $2,181   $78,677,626 7
Jan 9, 2015 18 $1,392,622 -60% 1,057 $1,318   $80,070,248 8
Jan 16, 2015 23 $804,124 -42% 417 $1,928   $80,874,372 9
Jan 23, 2015 29 $479,640 -40% 321 $1,494   $81,354,012 10
Jan 30, 2015 29 $436,186 -9% 296 $1,474   $81,790,198 11
Feb 6, 2015 28 $369,227 -15% 257 $1,437   $82,159,425 12
Feb 13, 2015 30 $349,144 -5% 222 $1,573   $82,508,569 13
Feb 20, 2015 36 $199,298 -43% 204 $977   $82,707,867 14
Feb 27, 2015 38 $143,219 -28% 160 $895   $82,851,086 15
Mar 6, 2015 41 $115,302 -19% 130 $887   $82,966,388 16
Mar 13, 2015 37 $125,653 +9% 105 $1,197   $83,092,041 17
Mar 20, 2015 40 $89,985 -28% 136 $662   $83,182,026 18
Mar 27, 2015 48 $53,669 -40% 78 $688   $83,235,695 19
Apr 3, 2015 51 $42,378 -21% 64 $662   $83,278,073 20
Apr 10, 2015 56 $23,270 -45% 46 $506   $83,301,343 21
Apr 17, 2015 57 $26,796 +15% 46 $583   $83,328,139 22
Apr 24, 2015 70 $14,289 -47% 34 $420   $83,342,428 23
May 1, 2015 67 $8,483 -41% 32 $265   $83,350,911 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 223 223 241 $3,101,429 9/30/2019
Australia 1/1/2015 $2,875,920 466 466 2,420 $11,847,070 7/7/2015
Brazil 1/15/2015 $264 885 885 885 $9,404,530 11/5/2018
Bulgaria 11/28/2014 $0 0 3 5 $874,467 12/30/2018
France 12/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $16,715,466 8/21/2018
Germany 11/27/2014 $0 0 0 0 $13,563,579 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 2/20/2015 $1,319,739 93 101 299 $2,629,593 11/25/2018
Mexico 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $18,628,880 8/30/2018
Netherlands 12/5/2014 $0 0 226 1,046 $4,106,469 11/21/2018
Poland 1/30/2015 $1,967,966 0 0 0 $7,645,500 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/28/2014 $0 0 35 35 $14,941,202 11/19/2018
South Korea 1/2/2015 $3,497,972 0 0 0 $11,049,815 8/27/2018
Spain 11/28/2014 $0 0 203 684 $5,422,856 10/13/2015
Taiwan 2/13/2015 $424,699 66 68 265 $1,793,259 11/2/2018
Turkey 11/28/2014 $0 0 217 1,692 $1,925,962 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 12/5/2014 $0 0 94 161 $13,527,386 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $146,414,157
 
International Total$283,591,620 9/30/2019

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
Mar 22, 20153191,662 191,662$2,873,013$2,873,0136
Mar 29, 20154109,148-43% 300,810$1,636,129$4,509,1427
Apr 5, 20154165,924+52% 466,734$1,841,756$6,350,8988
Apr 12, 20151440,537-76% 507,271$607,244$6,958,1429
Apr 19, 20151526,729-34% 534,000$399,866$7,358,00810
Apr 26, 20151324,452-9% 558,452$365,802$7,723,81011
May 3, 20151916,067-34% 574,519$240,202$7,964,01212
May 10, 20152813,062-19% 587,581$195,277$8,159,28913
Feb 3, 20192912,500 748,755$155,375$10,174,469208
Feb 10, 20191225,841+107% 774,596$321,462$10,495,931209
Feb 17, 2019627,429+6% 802,025$341,217$10,837,148210
Feb 24, 2019926,762-2% 828,787$327,299$11,164,447211
Mar 3, 20191327,671+3% 856,458$336,756$11,501,203212
Mar 10, 20191640,151+45% 896,609$481,410$11,982,613213
Mar 24, 20191614,745 911,989$172,222$12,162,322215
Mar 31, 2019920,079+36% 932,068$235,727$12,398,049216
Apr 7, 20191021,508+7% 953,576$252,934$12,650,983217
May 26, 20191011,751 966,645$115,395$12,780,161224
Jun 2, 20191119,215+64% 985,860$190,613$12,970,774225

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 22, 20151265,524 265,524$5,307,825$5,307,8256
Mar 29, 2015472,521-73% 338,045$1,448,237$6,756,0627
Apr 5, 2015498,484+36% 436,529$1,403,396$8,159,4588
Apr 12, 20151018,990-81% 455,519$378,469$8,537,9279
Apr 19, 20151412,388-35% 467,907$244,782$8,782,70910
Apr 26, 20151212,245-1% 480,152$220,406$9,003,11511
May 3, 2015207,213-41% 487,365$130,476$9,133,59112

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.