Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Pete’s Dragon
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $76,233,151Details
International Box Office $61,535,824Details
Worldwide Box Office $137,768,975
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $12,220,786 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $15,531,600 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $27,752,386
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Synopsis

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliot seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,514,095 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,702 opening theaters/3,702 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,005,013

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 10th, 2016 (Wide), released as Il drago invisibile (Italy)
August 11th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
August 11th, 2016 (Wide), released as Pete's Dragon (United Kingdom)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Poland)
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Video Release: November 29th, 2016 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for action, peril and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2411 (Cert #50271), 2/10/2016)
Running Time: 103 minutes
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Keywords: Dragon, Remake, Orphan, Voiceover/Narration, Adopted Family, Prologue, Dream Sequence, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $6,349,807 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $8,219,123 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $8,499,464 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 145 $11,001,612 Sep 2, 2016 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 96 $21,514,095 Aug 12, 2016 3
Top Based on Movie Weekend Domestic 8 $21,514,095 Aug 12, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 3 $21,514,095   3,702 $5,811   $21,514,095 1
Aug 19, 2016 5 $11,349,938 -47% 3,702 $3,066   $42,911,207 2
Aug 26, 2016 6 $7,441,458 -34% 3,244 $2,294   $54,874,836 3
Sep 2, 2016 4 $6,349,807 -15% 3,272 $1,941   $64,101,746 4
Sep 9, 2016 7 $3,101,390 -51% 2,685 $1,155   $70,150,043 5
Sep 16, 2016 10 $2,152,802 -31% 1,948 $1,105   $72,917,327 6
Sep 23, 2016 13 $870,025 -60% 1,230 $707   $74,213,367 7
Sep 30, 2016 22 $315,985 -64% 440 $718   $74,743,643 8
Oct 7, 2016 32 $165,253 -48% 224 $738   $74,994,384 9
Oct 14, 2016 32 $120,700 -27% 165 $732   $75,188,153 10
Oct 21, 2016 38 $97,767 -19% 134 $730   $75,324,638 11
Oct 28, 2016 40 $81,683 -16% 134 $610   $75,436,078 12
Nov 4, 2016 34 $96,879 +19% 90 $1,076   $75,556,996 13
Nov 11, 2016 27 $204,179 +111% 179 $1,141   $75,788,662 14
Nov 18, 2016 35 $124,448 -39% 162 $768   $75,958,953 15
Nov 25, 2016 36 $101,497 -18% 127 $799   $76,153,649 16
Dec 2, 2016 43 $34,061 -66% 86 $396   $76,204,454 17
Dec 9, 2016 48 $13,775 -60% 52 $265   $76,228,119 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2016 3 $6,952,488     3,702 $1,878   $6,952,488 1
Aug 13, 2016 3 $8,389,791 +21%   3,702 $2,266   $15,342,279 2
Aug 14, 2016 3 $6,171,816 -26%   3,702 $1,667   $21,514,095 3
Aug 15, 2016 3 $2,482,742 -60%   3,702 $671   $23,996,837 4
Aug 16, 2016 3 $3,578,713 +44%   3,702 $967   $27,575,550 5
Aug 17, 2016 3 $2,135,130 -40%   3,702 $577   $29,710,680 6
Aug 18, 2016 3 $1,850,589 -13%   3,702 $500   $31,561,269 7
Aug 19, 2016 6 $3,150,568 +70% -55% 3,702 $851   $34,711,837 8
Aug 20, 2016 4 $4,879,100 +55% -42% 3,702 $1,318   $39,590,937 9
Aug 21, 2016 5 $3,320,270 -32% -46% 3,702 $897   $42,911,207 10
Aug 22, 2016 5 $1,065,446 -68% -57% 3,702 $288   $43,976,653 11
Aug 23, 2016 5 $1,477,232 +39% -59% 3,702 $399   $45,453,885 12
Aug 24, 2016 5 $989,968 -33% -54% 3,702 $267   $46,443,853 13
Aug 25, 2016 4 $989,525 n/c -47% 3,702 $267   $47,433,378 14
Aug 26, 2016 7 $1,895,627 +92% -40% 3,244 $584   $49,329,005 15
Aug 27, 2016 4 $3,372,070 +78% -31% 3,244 $1,039   $52,701,075 16
Aug 28, 2016 4 $2,173,761 -36% -35% 3,244 $670   $54,874,836 17
Aug 29, 2016 7 $607,387 -72% -43% 3,244 $187   $55,482,223 18
Aug 30, 2016 7 $896,111 +48% -39% 3,244 $276   $56,378,334 19
Aug 31, 2016 6 $648,590 -28% -34% 3,244 $200   $57,026,924 20
Sep 1, 2016 3 $725,015 +12% -27% 3,244 $223   $57,751,939 21
Sep 2, 2016 3 $1,468,745 +103% -23% 3,272 $449   $59,220,684 22
Sep 3, 2016 4 $2,479,940 +69% -26% 3,272 $758   $61,700,624 23
Sep 4, 2016 4 $2,401,122 -3% +10% 3,272 $734   $64,101,746 24
Sep 5, 2016 4 $2,149,657 -10% +254% 3,272 $657   $66,251,403 25
Sep 6, 2016 10 $377,558 -82% -58% 3,272 $115   $66,628,961 26
Sep 7, 2016 11 $214,642 -43% -67% 3,272 $66   $66,843,603 27
Sep 8, 2016 11 $205,050 -4% -72% 3,272 $63   $67,048,653 28
Sep 9, 2016 9 $682,250 +233% -54% 2,685 $254   $67,730,903 29
Sep 10, 2016 7 $1,543,049 +126% -38% 2,685 $575   $69,273,952 30
Sep 11, 2016 7 $876,091 -43% -64% 2,685 $326   $70,150,043 31
Sep 12, 2016 13 $148,030 -83% -93% 2,685 $55   $70,298,073 32
Sep 13, 2016 14 $196,887 +33% -48% 2,685 $73   $70,494,960 33
Sep 14, 2016 14 $141,378 -28% -34% 2,685 $53   $70,636,338 34
Sep 15, 2016 12 $128,187 -9% -37% 2,685 $48   $70,764,525 35
Sep 16, 2016 13 $458,136 +257% -33% 1,948 $235   $71,222,661 36
Sep 17, 2016 10 $1,052,591 +130% -32% 1,948 $540   $72,275,252 37
Sep 18, 2016 10 $642,075 -39% -27% 1,948 $330   $72,917,327 38
Sep 19, 2016 14 $103,457 -84% -30% 1,948 $53   $73,020,784 39
Sep 20, 2016 14 $137,100 +33% -30% 1,948 $70   $73,157,884 40
Sep 21, 2016 14 $103,798 -24% -27% 1,948 $53   $73,261,682 41
Sep 22, 2016 13 $81,660 -21% -36% 1,948 $42   $73,343,342 42
Sep 23, 2016 13 $207,175 +154% -55% 1,230 $168   $73,550,517 43
Sep 24, 2016 13 $404,666 +95% -62% 1,230 $329   $73,955,183 44
Sep 25, 2016 13 $258,184 -36% -60% 1,230 $210   $74,213,367 45
Sep 26, 2016 13 $61,078 -76% -41% 1,230 $50   $74,274,445 46
Sep 27, 2016 14 $64,734 +6% -53% 1,230 $53   $74,339,179 47
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,780 -26% -54% 1,230 $39   $74,386,959 48
Sep 29, 2016 - $40,699 -15% -50% 1,230 $33   $74,427,658 49
Sep 30, 2016 - $79,110 +94% -62% 440 $180   $74,506,768 50
Oct 1, 2016 - $154,946 +96% -62% 440 $352   $74,661,714 51
Oct 2, 2016 - $81,929 -47% -68% 440 $186   $74,743,643 52
Oct 3, 2016 - $22,805 -72% -63% 440 $52   $74,766,448 53
Oct 4, 2016 - $24,606 +8% -62% 440 $56   $74,791,054 54
Oct 5, 2016 - $17,451 -29% -63% 440 $40   $74,808,505 55
Oct 6, 2016 - $20,626 +18% -49% 440 $47   $74,829,131 56
Oct 7, 2016 - $46,993 +128% -41% 224 $210   $74,876,124 57
Oct 8, 2016 - $76,752 +63% -50% 224 $343   $74,952,876 58
Oct 9, 2016 - $41,508 -46% -49% 224 $185   $74,994,384 59
Oct 10, 2016 - $29,482 -29% +29% 224 $132   $75,023,866 60
Oct 11, 2016 - $15,210 -48% -38% 224 $68   $75,039,076 61
Oct 12, 2016 - $14,242 -6% -18% 224 $64   $75,053,318 62
Oct 13, 2016 - $14,135 -1% -31% 224 $63   $75,067,453 63
Oct 14, 2016 - $34,854 +147% -26% 165 $211   $75,102,307 64
Oct 15, 2016 - $54,567 +57% -29% 165 $331   $75,156,874 65
Oct 16, 2016 - $31,279 -43% -25% 165 $190   $75,188,153 66
Oct 17, 2016 - $8,288 -74% -72% 165 $50   $75,196,441 67
Oct 18, 2016 - $9,330 +13% -39% 165 $57   $75,205,771 68
Oct 19, 2016 - $7,347 -21% -48% 165 $45   $75,213,118 69
Oct 20, 2016 - $13,753 +87% -3% 165 $83   $75,226,871 70
Oct 21, 2016 - $30,584 +122% -12% 134 $228   $75,257,455 71
Oct 22, 2016 - $44,088 +44% -19% 134 $329   $75,301,543 72
Oct 23, 2016 - $23,095 -48% -26% 134 $172   $75,324,638 73
Oct 24, 2016 - $10,935 -53% +32% 134 $82   $75,335,573 74
Oct 25, 2016 - $6,441 -41% -31% 134 $48   $75,342,014 75
Oct 26, 2016 - $5,895 -8% -20% 134 $44   $75,347,909 76
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,486 +10% -53% 134 $48   $75,354,395 77
Oct 28, 2016 - $19,360 +198% -37% 134 $144   $75,373,755 78
Oct 29, 2016 - $36,266 +87% -18% 134 $271   $75,410,021 79
Oct 30, 2016 - $26,057 -28% +13% 134 $194   $75,436,078 80
Oct 31, 2016 - $7,223 -72% -34% 134 $54   $75,443,301 81
Nov 1, 2016 - $6,459 -11% n/c 134 $48   $75,449,760 82
Nov 2, 2016 - $4,651 -28% -21% 134 $35   $75,454,411 83
Nov 3, 2016 - $5,706 +23% -12% 134 $43   $75,460,117 84
Nov 4, 2016 - $27,592 +384% +43% 90 $307   $75,487,709 85
Nov 5, 2016 - $48,491 +76% +34% 90 $539   $75,536,200 86
Nov 6, 2016 - $20,796 -57% -20% 90 $231   $75,556,996 87
Nov 7, 2016 - $5,469 -74% -24% 90 $61   $75,562,465 88
Nov 8, 2016 - $5,315 -3% -18% 90 $59   $75,567,780 89
Nov 9, 2016 - $5,064 -5% +9% 90 $56   $75,572,844 90
Nov 10, 2016 - $11,639 +130% +104% 90 $129   $75,584,483 91
Nov 11, 2016 - $68,621 +490% +149% 179 $383   $75,653,104 92
Nov 12, 2016 - $85,505 +25% +76% 179 $478   $75,738,609 93
Nov 13, 2016 - $50,053 -41% +141% 179 $280   $75,788,662 94
Nov 14, 2016 - $10,736 -79% +96% 179 $60   $75,799,398 95
Nov 15, 2016 - $14,953 +39% +181% 179 $84   $75,814,351 96
Nov 16, 2016 - $10,120 -32% +100% 179 $57   $75,824,471 97
Nov 17, 2016 - $10,034 -1% -14% 179 $56   $75,834,505 98
Nov 18, 2016 - $27,359 +173% -60% 162 $169   $75,861,864 99
Nov 19, 2016 - $59,374 +117% -31% 162 $367   $75,921,238 100
Nov 20, 2016 - $37,715 -36% -25% 162 $233   $75,958,953 101
Nov 21, 2016 - $20,789 -45% +94% 162 $128   $75,979,742 102
Nov 22, 2016 - $25,199 +21% +69% 162 $156   $76,004,941 103
Nov 23, 2016 - $29,996 +19% +196% 127 $236   $76,034,937 104
Nov 24, 2016 - $17,215 -43% +72% 127 $136   $76,052,152 105
Nov 25, 2016 - $38,968 +126% +42% 127 $307   $76,091,120 106
Nov 26, 2016 - $39,000 n/c -34% 127 $307   $76,130,120 107
Nov 27, 2016 - $23,529 -40% -38% 127 $185   $76,153,649 108
Nov 28, 2016 - $4,220 -82% -80% 127 $33   $76,157,869 109
Nov 29, 2016 - $4,769 +13% -81% 127 $38   $76,162,638 110
Nov 30, 2016 - $3,490 -27% -88% 127 $27   $76,166,128 111
Dec 1, 2016 - $4,265 +22% -75% 127 $34   $76,170,393 112
Dec 2, 2016 - $8,330 +95% -79% 86 $97   $76,178,723 113
Dec 3, 2016 - $15,573 +87% -60% 86 $181   $76,194,296 114
Dec 4, 2016 - $10,158 -35% -57% 86 $118   $76,204,454 115
Dec 5, 2016 - $2,547 -75% -40% 86 $30   $76,207,001 116
Dec 6, 2016 - $2,729 +7% -43% 86 $32   $76,209,730 117
Dec 7, 2016 - $2,297 -16% -34% 86 $27   $76,212,027 118
Dec 8, 2016 - $2,317 +1% -46% 86 $27   $76,214,344 119
Dec 9, 2016 - $2,423 +5% -71% 52 $47   $76,216,767 120
Dec 10, 2016 - $6,666 +175% -57% 52 $128   $76,223,433 121
Dec 11, 2016 - $4,686 -30% -54% 52 $90   $76,228,119 122
Dec 12, 2016 - $1,186 -75% -53% 52 $23   $76,229,305 123
Dec 13, 2016 - $1,548 +31% -43% 52 $30   $76,230,853 124
Dec 14, 2016 - $996 -36% -57% 52 $19   $76,231,849 125
Dec 15, 2016 - $1,302 +31% -44% 52 $25   $76,233,151 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 3 $31,561,269   3,702 $8,525   $31,561,269 1
Aug 19, 2016 5 $15,872,109 -50% 3,702 $4,287   $47,433,378 2
Aug 26, 2016 5 $10,318,561 -35% 3,244 $3,181   $57,751,939 3
Sep 2, 2016 4 $9,296,714 -10% 3,272 $2,841   $67,048,653 4
Sep 9, 2016 7 $3,715,872 -60% 2,685 $1,384   $70,764,525 5
Sep 16, 2016 11 $2,578,817 -31% 1,948 $1,324   $73,343,342 6
Sep 23, 2016 13 $1,084,316 -58% 1,230 $882   $74,427,658 7
Sep 30, 2016 23 $401,473 -63% 440 $912   $74,829,131 8
Oct 7, 2016 33 $238,322 -41% 224 $1,064   $75,067,453 9
Oct 14, 2016 34 $159,418 -33% 165 $966   $75,226,871 10
Oct 21, 2016 42 $127,524 -20% 134 $952   $75,354,395 11
Oct 28, 2016 41 $105,722 -17% 134 $789   $75,460,117 12
Nov 4, 2016 37 $124,366 +18% 90 $1,382   $75,584,483 13
Nov 11, 2016 28 $250,022 +101% 179 $1,397   $75,834,505 14
Nov 18, 2016 37 $217,647 -13% 127 $1,714   $76,052,152 15
Nov 25, 2016 38 $118,241 -46% 127 $931   $76,170,393 16
Dec 2, 2016 45 $43,951 -63% 86 $511   $76,214,344 17
Dec 9, 2016 50 $18,807 -57% 52 $362   $76,233,151 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/12/2016 $293,691 252 252 519 $979,189 1/1/2019
Australia 9/15/2016 $59,189 0 414 1,815 $5,504,529 10/13/2018
Brazil 9/29/2016 $458,784 378 378 749 $1,219,228 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 9/2/2016 $33,879 0 0 0 $192,065 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/26/2016 $39,458 100 100 258 $129,025 12/31/2018
France 8/19/2016 $1,791,465 0 0 0 $5,243,276 8/17/2018
Germany 8/25/2016 $300,000 0 0 0 $2,392,549 6/29/2018
Italy 8/10/2016 $965,159 0 0 0 $4,210,372 10/22/2018
Japan 12/23/2016 $168,293 0 0 0 $987,921 8/20/2018
Lithuania 9/2/2016 $654 6 111 287 $22,737 10/5/2016
Malaysia 9/2/2016 $600,000 0 0 0 $600,000 9/6/2016
Mexico 9/16/2016 $2,131,663 0 0 0 $3,805,762 9/8/2018
Netherlands 10/5/2016 $176,554 125 128 947 $1,249,947 11/1/2018
New Zealand 9/9/2016 $56,346 68 124 816 $1,421,118 11/21/2016
Poland 8/12/2016 $280,476 0 0 0 $1,327,208 1/1/2019
Portugal 8/12/2016 $154,157 63 63 246 $473,036 11/17/2016
Russia (CIS) 8/11/2016 $1,578,280 1,142 1,142 3,534 $3,552,491 12/31/2018
Singapore 9/2/2016 $200,000 0 0 0 $200,000 9/6/2016
Slovakia 8/26/2016 $18,210 59 59 111 $42,008 9/23/2016
Slovenia 8/26/2016 $3,319 14 16 41 $9,243 10/14/2016
South Korea 9/29/2016 $7,097 0 163 491 $736,600 9/10/2018
Spain 8/19/2016 $719,784 472 472 2,050 $3,910,561 10/29/2018
Turkey 10/7/2016 $116,469 189 191 557 $340,885 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/11/2016 $1,091,684 562 562 2,174 $6,853,715 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $16,132,359
 
International Total$61,535,824 2/26/2019

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
Dec 4, 20161199,390 199,390$4,033,660$4,033,6601
Dec 11, 2016756,106-72% 255,496$1,344,861$5,378,5212
Dec 18, 2016968,365+22% 323,861$1,179,980$6,558,5013
Dec 25, 20161385,890+26% 409,751$1,452,400$8,010,9014
Jan 1, 20171417,881-79% 427,632$356,905$8,367,8065
Jan 8, 20171619,175+7% 446,807$382,733$8,750,5396
Jan 15, 20172110,432-46% 457,239$208,223$8,958,7627
Feb 5, 20172514,254 487,735$284,510$9,567,46310

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 4, 20161274,704 274,704$7,982,898$7,982,8981
Dec 11, 2016457,687-79% 332,391$1,558,693$9,541,5912
Dec 18, 2016769,086+20% 401,477$1,588,295$11,129,8863
Dec 25, 20161088,218+28% 489,695$1,878,167$13,008,0534
Jan 1, 20171615,657-82% 505,352$390,797$13,398,8505
Jan 8, 20171510,658-32% 516,010$266,018$13,664,8686

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Leading Cast

Oakes Fegley    Pete

Supporting Cast

Bryce Dallas Howard    Grace
Wes Bentley    Jack
Karl Urban    Gavin
Robert Redford    Meacham
Oona Laurence    Natalie
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.    Sheriff Gene Dentler
Marcus Henderson    Woodrow
Aaron Jackson    Abner
Philip Grieve    Bobby
Steve Barr    Deputy Smalls
Keagan Carr Fransch    Doctor Marquez
Jade Valour    Nurse Merriwether
Augustine Frizzell    Mrs. Swanberg
Francis Biggs    Mr. Swanberg
Jasper Putt    Freckled Kid
Esmee Myers    Mom
Gareth Reeves    Dad
Levi Alexander    Young Pete
Jim McLarty    Ranger Wentworth
Brandie Stephens    Patient's Mom
Josephine Stephens    Little Girl Patient
Tai Mackenzie    EMT Staffer
Ian Harcourt    Deputy West
Mia Thomas    Jasmine
Ruby Acevedo    Joy
Oliver Neil    Jerry
James Allcock    Jimmy
Annabelle-Malaika Suess    Jenny
Olly Presling    Billy Brown
Jenesis Au-Yeung    Julia
Daria Ponomaryova    Jane
Bukhosi Ngwenya    Jandy
William J. Rawbone    Jacob
Fraser McLeod    Millworker
Richard Falkner    Millworker
Jason Fitch    Logger
David J. Muzzerall    Citation Driver
Geoff Naylor    School Bus Driver
Toby Halbrooks    Unfortunate Ambulance Patient
Jade Healy    Waitress

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Production and Technical Credits

David Lowery    Director
David Lowery    Screenwriter
Toby Halbrooks    Screenwriter
Malcolm Marmorstein    Based on a Screenplay by
Jim Whitaker    Producer
Barrie M. Osborne    Executive Producer
Bojan Bazelli    Director of Photography
Jade Healy    Production Designer
Lisa Zeno Churgin    Editor
Daniel Hart    Composer
Adam Borba    Co-Producer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Margaret Hilliard    Unit Production Manager
Joe Nolan    First Assistant Director
Bruno Du Bois    Second Assistant Director
Eric Saindon    Visual Effects Supervisor
Arthur Windus    Visual Effects Producer
Seton I. Miller    Based on a Story by
S.S. Field    Based on a Story by
Carthew Neal    Associate Producer
Jill Soper    Production Supervisor
Kim Sinclair    Supervising Art Director
Ken Turner    Art Director
Jill Cormack    Art Director
Rosie Guthrie    Additional Art Direction-Assistant Art Director
Simon Bright    Set Decorator
Pip Lingard    Costume Supervisor
Stefan Knight    Make-up and Hair Designer
Dianne Moffatt    Script Supervisor
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Clayton Tikao    Location Manager
Heidi Vogel    Post-Production Supervisor
Craig Dewey    First Assistant Editor
Kathryn Prescott    Second Assistant Editor
Julian Karehana    Second Assistant Editor
Greg Daniels    Assistant Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Kent Sparling    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Kent Sparling    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Luke Dunn Gielmuda    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Pascal Garneau    Sound Effects Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Dmitri A. Makarov    Sound Effects Editor
Ryan Frias    Sound Effects Editor
Dustin Cawood    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Borland    Sound Effects Editor
Dug Winningham    Sound Effects Editor
Lisa Simpson    Foley Mixer
Frank Rinella    Foley Mixer
Judy Kirschner    Foley Mixer
Steve Ingram    Special Effects Supervisor
Yvonne Yip    Set Designer
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz    Music Editor
Jake Jackson    Score Recordist
Brad Haehnel    Score Mixer
Augie Davis    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Pete’s Dragon

December 11th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

Pete’s Dragon opened in late summer and did well domestically. Had it done as well internationally, then it would have been on pace to break even sometime during its home market run. Sadly, it did much worse internationally. Perhaps this means the movie only did well here due to nostalgia for the original film. Is this the case? Or does the movie work on its own? More...

Home Market Releases for November 29th, 2016

November 28th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Last week was the week of Black Friday / Cyber Monday, so the massive sales scared away top-notch releases. This week is the week after Black Friday / Cyber Monday and the new releases are even worse. There are a few midlevel releases, like Don’t Breathe or Pete’s Dragon, but the the size of the release quickly drops from there. Fortunately, both of those releases are very good and on even really busy weeks would be contenders for Pick of the Week. It was a close pick between the two, but in the end, I went with Don’t Breathe as Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Breathe Blows Away the New Releases

September 7th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

The Labor Day long weekend wasn’t even close with Don’t Breathe earning more over three days than any other film earned over four. There were a couple of other major stories as Suicide Squad hit $300 million on Monday and Bad Moms hit $100 million on Saturday. Given the production budgets of those two films, the latter has a lot more reasons to celebrate. As for the new releases, the studios will just be hoping no one remembers them in a few weeks. The Light Between Oceans missed the top five, while Morgan missed the top ten. The overall box office fell 16% to $99 million over the three-day weekend and $127 million including Monday. This is 8.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew to $500 million at $7.98 billion to $7.48 billion. That’s a lead of 6.7%. It would take a real collapse for 2016 to lose at this rate. More...

Weekend Predictions: With Labor Day Comes the Fall

September 1st, 2016

Morgan

Summer officially ends this week with Labor Day long weekend. For a lot of families, this is the last long weekend before school starts. (For other families, school has already started.) There are two films opening wide-ish this weekend. I thought Morgan would open in 2,500 theaters, but it is only opening in 2,020. That will hurt its box office chances. The Light Between Oceans is only opening in 1,500 theaters, which might prevent it from reaching the top five over the weekend. Don’t Breathe will likely remain in first place over the weekend, but I think Morgan will be closer than most people expected it to be. This weekend last year there was not a single film to earn more than $10 million over the three-day weekend. I think Don’t Breathe will top that, while Morgan will be relatively close. This should give 2016 the advantage in the year-over-year competition. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Don’t Breathe Made the Box Office Gasp with $26.41 million

August 29th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office chart earning $26.41 million. This was double its nearest competitor, Suicide Squad, and more than three times the other new release, Mechanic: Resurrection. The overall box office fell 12% from last weekend to $117 million. This is 33% higher than this weekend last year, which is really impressive for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 has grown to $480 million or 6.5% at $7.81 billion to $7.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Contest: For Pete’s Sake: Winning Announcement

August 17th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

The winners of our For Pete’s Sake contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Pete’s Dragon opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Suicide Slumps to $43.54 million, Sausage Soars with $34.26 million

August 16th, 2016

Sausage Party

The overall box office was a little weaker than expected with Suicide Squad falling nearly as fast as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice did. On the other hand, Sausage Party opened better than expected earning a solid second place. Overall, the box office pulled in $172 million over the weekend, which is 25% smaller than last weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the box office was 16% higher and that’s the most important number. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $7.43 billion, putting it 5.3% ahead of last year’s pace. The box office just needs to maintain its $380 million lead throughout the rest of the summer to be considered a success. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pete’s Dragon and Suicide Squad Soft, Sausage Party Firm

August 14th, 2016

Suicide Squad

A precipitous drop from last weekend won’t be enough to knock Suicide Squad off its perch at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Friday. But a 67% fall is steep, even by modern standards. On the bright side, it is less than Batman v Superman’s 69% decline in its second weekend earlier this year, at least according to the estimates. A weak Sunday would put the two films basically neck-and-neck on that front, and it looks increasingly likely that Suicide Squad will end with less than $300 million domestically. More...

Friday Estimates: Sausage Squad

August 13th, 2016

Sausage Party

Sausage Party actually earned first place on Friday with $13.5 million, putting it just ahead of Suicide Squad. That lead won’t last, as new releases almost never has an internal multiplier as big as holdovers do. The film does have excellent reviews, but only earned a B CinemaScore. This could mean critics liked the film more than its target audience and it will have short legs. Or it could mean it is a more niche market release and it will be a cult classic in a few years. Regardless, a $33 million opening is in the works, which is excellent for a film that cost $19 million to make. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Sausages get the Drop on the Dragon

August 12th, 2016

Sausage Party

Sausage Party got off to a fast start with $3.25 million in previews. By comparison, Bad Moms earned $2 million during its previews two weeks ago, on its way to a $23.82 million opening weekend. If the two films had the same legs for their opening weekends, then we would be looking at a $38 million debut. Sausage Party does have better reviews that Bad Moms earned, but Bad Moms is aimed at a female demographic and generally speaking, women are less likely to rush out to see a movie during previews. So I think it is wise to be a little more cautious, but an opening weekend of over $30 million is still reason to celebrate. More...

Weekend Predictions: Party Time

August 11th, 2016

Sausage Party

Before we talk about the weekend predictions... If you can read this, it means my transfer worked well enough and I can do work from my parents house while pet-sitting. I will be at my parents place for three weeks looking after their dog and cat. I was at their house for less than 30 minutes before stepping into a puddle of dog drool. It is going to be a very long three weeks. ... As for the releases for the week, they are all amazing. The film earning the weakest reviews at the moment is Sausage Party, which is earning 82% positive reviews. 82% positive is the weakest of the three wide releases. That's amazing. On the other hand, it won't be the biggest release of the week. Pete’s Dragon has a better than 50/50 chance at reaching $100 million in total; however, as a family film, it will start relatively slow, but have good legs. Finally, there’s Florence Foster Jenkins, which is an early Oscar contender. It is not opening in a lot of theaters, so it is going to need great word-of-mouth to thrive. None of these new releases will match last year’s number one film, Straight Outta Compton, so it will be up to Suicide Squad to keep 2016 on the winning track. I think it will collapse by more than 60%, but 2016 has a lot better depth than 2015 and it will come out on top. More...

Contest: For Pete’s Sake

August 5th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

Next week is likely going to be the last weekend of summer, as Pete’s Dragon is the last film coming out this summer with a realistic shot at $100 million at the box office. The other two releases, Florence Foster Jenkins and Sausage Party, are pure counter-programming. If they make $100 million combined, then at least one of them will be seen as a success. Pete’s Dragon might not earn first place over the weekend, but it is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Pete’s Dragon.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the third Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: August

August 1st, 2016

Suicide Squad

July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliot seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,514,095 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,702 opening theaters/3,702 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,005,013

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: August 10th, 2016 (Wide), released as Il drago invisibile (Italy)
August 11th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
August 11th, 2016 (Wide), released as Pete's Dragon (United Kingdom)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Poland)
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Video Release: November 29th, 2016 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for action, peril and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2411 (Cert #50271), 2/10/2016)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Keywords: Dragon, Remake, Orphan, Voiceover/Narration, Adopted Family, Prologue, Dream Sequence, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $6,349,807 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $8,219,123 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 108 $8,499,464 Sep 2, 2016 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 145 $11,001,612 Sep 2, 2016 24
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 96 $21,514,095 Aug 12, 2016 3
Top Based on Movie Weekend Domestic 8 $21,514,095 Aug 12, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Oakes Fegley    Pete

Supporting Cast

Bryce Dallas Howard    Grace
Wes Bentley    Jack
Karl Urban    Gavin
Robert Redford    Meacham
Oona Laurence    Natalie
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.    Sheriff Gene Dentler
Marcus Henderson    Woodrow
Aaron Jackson    Abner
Philip Grieve    Bobby
Steve Barr    Deputy Smalls
Keagan Carr Fransch    Doctor Marquez
Jade Valour    Nurse Merriwether
Augustine Frizzell    Mrs. Swanberg
Francis Biggs    Mr. Swanberg
Jasper Putt    Freckled Kid
Esmee Myers    Mom
Gareth Reeves    Dad
Levi Alexander    Young Pete
Jim McLarty    Ranger Wentworth
Brandie Stephens    Patient's Mom
Josephine Stephens    Little Girl Patient
Tai Mackenzie    EMT Staffer
Ian Harcourt    Deputy West
Mia Thomas    Jasmine
Ruby Acevedo    Joy
Oliver Neil    Jerry
James Allcock    Jimmy
Annabelle-Malaika Suess    Jenny
Olly Presling    Billy Brown
Jenesis Au-Yeung    Julia
Daria Ponomaryova    Jane
Bukhosi Ngwenya    Jandy
William J. Rawbone    Jacob
Fraser McLeod    Millworker
Richard Falkner    Millworker
Jason Fitch    Logger
David J. Muzzerall    Citation Driver
Geoff Naylor    School Bus Driver
Toby Halbrooks    Unfortunate Ambulance Patient
Jade Healy    Waitress

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Lowery    Director
David Lowery    Screenwriter
Toby Halbrooks    Screenwriter
Malcolm Marmorstein    Based on a Screenplay by
Jim Whitaker    Producer
Barrie M. Osborne    Executive Producer
Bojan Bazelli    Director of Photography
Jade Healy    Production Designer
Lisa Zeno Churgin    Editor
Daniel Hart    Composer
Adam Borba    Co-Producer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Margaret Hilliard    Unit Production Manager
Joe Nolan    First Assistant Director
Bruno Du Bois    Second Assistant Director
Eric Saindon    Visual Effects Supervisor
Arthur Windus    Visual Effects Producer
Seton I. Miller    Based on a Story by
S.S. Field    Based on a Story by
Carthew Neal    Associate Producer
Jill Soper    Production Supervisor
Kim Sinclair    Supervising Art Director
Ken Turner    Art Director
Jill Cormack    Art Director
Rosie Guthrie    Additional Art Direction-Assistant Art Director
Simon Bright    Set Decorator
Pip Lingard    Costume Supervisor
Stefan Knight    Make-up and Hair Designer
Dianne Moffatt    Script Supervisor
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Clayton Tikao    Location Manager
Heidi Vogel    Post-Production Supervisor
Craig Dewey    First Assistant Editor
Kathryn Prescott    Second Assistant Editor
Julian Karehana    Second Assistant Editor
Greg Daniels    Assistant Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Kent Sparling    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Kent Sparling    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Luke Dunn Gielmuda    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Pascal Garneau    Sound Effects Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Dmitri A. Makarov    Sound Effects Editor
Ryan Frias    Sound Effects Editor
Dustin Cawood    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Borland    Sound Effects Editor
Dug Winningham    Sound Effects Editor
Lisa Simpson    Foley Mixer
Frank Rinella    Foley Mixer
Judy Kirschner    Foley Mixer
Steve Ingram    Special Effects Supervisor
Yvonne Yip    Set Designer
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz    Music Editor
Jake Jackson    Score Recordist
Brad Haehnel    Score Mixer
Augie Davis    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Pete’s Dragon

December 11th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

Pete’s Dragon opened in late summer and did well domestically. Had it done as well internationally, then it would have been on pace to break even sometime during its home market run. Sadly, it did much worse internationally. Perhaps this means the movie only did well here due to nostalgia for the original film. Is this the case? Or does the movie work on its own? More...

Home Market Releases for November 29th, 2016

November 28th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Last week was the week of Black Friday / Cyber Monday, so the massive sales scared away top-notch releases. This week is the week after Black Friday / Cyber Monday and the new releases are even worse. There are a few midlevel releases, like Don’t Breathe or Pete’s Dragon, but the the size of the release quickly drops from there. Fortunately, both of those releases are very good and on even really busy weeks would be contenders for Pick of the Week. It was a close pick between the two, but in the end, I went with Don’t Breathe as Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Breathe Blows Away the New Releases

September 7th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

The Labor Day long weekend wasn’t even close with Don’t Breathe earning more over three days than any other film earned over four. There were a couple of other major stories as Suicide Squad hit $300 million on Monday and Bad Moms hit $100 million on Saturday. Given the production budgets of those two films, the latter has a lot more reasons to celebrate. As for the new releases, the studios will just be hoping no one remembers them in a few weeks. The Light Between Oceans missed the top five, while Morgan missed the top ten. The overall box office fell 16% to $99 million over the three-day weekend and $127 million including Monday. This is 8.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew to $500 million at $7.98 billion to $7.48 billion. That’s a lead of 6.7%. It would take a real collapse for 2016 to lose at this rate. More...

Weekend Predictions: With Labor Day Comes the Fall

September 1st, 2016

Morgan

Summer officially ends this week with Labor Day long weekend. For a lot of families, this is the last long weekend before school starts. (For other families, school has already started.) There are two films opening wide-ish this weekend. I thought Morgan would open in 2,500 theaters, but it is only opening in 2,020. That will hurt its box office chances. The Light Between Oceans is only opening in 1,500 theaters, which might prevent it from reaching the top five over the weekend. Don’t Breathe will likely remain in first place over the weekend, but I think Morgan will be closer than most people expected it to be. This weekend last year there was not a single film to earn more than $10 million over the three-day weekend. I think Don’t Breathe will top that, while Morgan will be relatively close. This should give 2016 the advantage in the year-over-year competition. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Don’t Breathe Made the Box Office Gasp with $26.41 million

August 29th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office chart earning $26.41 million. This was double its nearest competitor, Suicide Squad, and more than three times the other new release, Mechanic: Resurrection. The overall box office fell 12% from last weekend to $117 million. This is 33% higher than this weekend last year, which is really impressive for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 has grown to $480 million or 6.5% at $7.81 billion to $7.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Contest: For Pete’s Sake: Winning Announcement

August 17th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

The winners of our For Pete’s Sake contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Pete’s Dragon opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Suicide Slumps to $43.54 million, Sausage Soars with $34.26 million

August 16th, 2016

Sausage Party

The overall box office was a little weaker than expected with Suicide Squad falling nearly as fast as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice did. On the other hand, Sausage Party opened better than expected earning a solid second place. Overall, the box office pulled in $172 million over the weekend, which is 25% smaller than last weekend. Compared to the same weekend last year, the box office was 16% higher and that’s the most important number. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $7.43 billion, putting it 5.3% ahead of last year’s pace. The box office just needs to maintain its $380 million lead throughout the rest of the summer to be considered a success. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pete’s Dragon and Suicide Squad Soft, Sausage Party Firm

August 14th, 2016

Suicide Squad

A precipitous drop from last weekend won’t be enough to knock Suicide Squad off its perch at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Friday. But a 67% fall is steep, even by modern standards. On the bright side, it is less than Batman v Superman’s 69% decline in its second weekend earlier this year, at least according to the estimates. A weak Sunday would put the two films basically neck-and-neck on that front, and it looks increasingly likely that Suicide Squad will end with less than $300 million domestically. More...

Friday Estimates: Sausage Squad

August 13th, 2016

Sausage Party

Sausage Party actually earned first place on Friday with $13.5 million, putting it just ahead of Suicide Squad. That lead won’t last, as new releases almost never has an internal multiplier as big as holdovers do. The film does have excellent reviews, but only earned a B CinemaScore. This could mean critics liked the film more than its target audience and it will have short legs. Or it could mean it is a more niche market release and it will be a cult classic in a few years. Regardless, a $33 million opening is in the works, which is excellent for a film that cost $19 million to make. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Sausages get the Drop on the Dragon

August 12th, 2016

Sausage Party

Sausage Party got off to a fast start with $3.25 million in previews. By comparison, Bad Moms earned $2 million during its previews two weeks ago, on its way to a $23.82 million opening weekend. If the two films had the same legs for their opening weekends, then we would be looking at a $38 million debut. Sausage Party does have better reviews that Bad Moms earned, but Bad Moms is aimed at a female demographic and generally speaking, women are less likely to rush out to see a movie during previews. So I think it is wise to be a little more cautious, but an opening weekend of over $30 million is still reason to celebrate. More...

Weekend Predictions: Party Time

August 11th, 2016

Sausage Party

Before we talk about the weekend predictions... If you can read this, it means my transfer worked well enough and I can do work from my parents house while pet-sitting. I will be at my parents place for three weeks looking after their dog and cat. I was at their house for less than 30 minutes before stepping into a puddle of dog drool. It is going to be a very long three weeks. ... As for the releases for the week, they are all amazing. The film earning the weakest reviews at the moment is Sausage Party, which is earning 82% positive reviews. 82% positive is the weakest of the three wide releases. That's amazing. On the other hand, it won't be the biggest release of the week. Pete’s Dragon has a better than 50/50 chance at reaching $100 million in total; however, as a family film, it will start relatively slow, but have good legs. Finally, there’s Florence Foster Jenkins, which is an early Oscar contender. It is not opening in a lot of theaters, so it is going to need great word-of-mouth to thrive. None of these new releases will match last year’s number one film, Straight Outta Compton, so it will be up to Suicide Squad to keep 2016 on the winning track. I think it will collapse by more than 60%, but 2016 has a lot better depth than 2015 and it will come out on top. More...

Contest: For Pete’s Sake

August 5th, 2016

Pete’s Dragon

Next week is likely going to be the last weekend of summer, as Pete’s Dragon is the last film coming out this summer with a realistic shot at $100 million at the box office. The other two releases, Florence Foster Jenkins and Sausage Party, are pure counter-programming. If they make $100 million combined, then at least one of them will be seen as a success. Pete’s Dragon might not earn first place over the weekend, but it is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Pete’s Dragon.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the third Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: August

August 1st, 2016

Suicide Squad

July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will 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
Aug 12, 2016 3 $21,514,095   3,702 $5,811   $21,514,095 1
Aug 19, 2016 5 $11,349,938 -47% 3,702 $3,066   $42,911,207 2
Aug 26, 2016 6 $7,441,458 -34% 3,244 $2,294   $54,874,836 3
Sep 2, 2016 4 $6,349,807 -15% 3,272 $1,941   $64,101,746 4
Sep 9, 2016 7 $3,101,390 -51% 2,685 $1,155   $70,150,043 5
Sep 16, 2016 10 $2,152,802 -31% 1,948 $1,105   $72,917,327 6
Sep 23, 2016 13 $870,025 -60% 1,230 $707   $74,213,367 7
Sep 30, 2016 22 $315,985 -64% 440 $718   $74,743,643 8
Oct 7, 2016 32 $165,253 -48% 224 $738   $74,994,384 9
Oct 14, 2016 32 $120,700 -27% 165 $732   $75,188,153 10
Oct 21, 2016 38 $97,767 -19% 134 $730   $75,324,638 11
Oct 28, 2016 40 $81,683 -16% 134 $610   $75,436,078 12
Nov 4, 2016 34 $96,879 +19% 90 $1,076   $75,556,996 13
Nov 11, 2016 27 $204,179 +111% 179 $1,141   $75,788,662 14
Nov 18, 2016 35 $124,448 -39% 162 $768   $75,958,953 15
Nov 25, 2016 36 $101,497 -18% 127 $799   $76,153,649 16
Dec 2, 2016 43 $34,061 -66% 86 $396   $76,204,454 17
Dec 9, 2016 48 $13,775 -60% 52 $265   $76,228,119 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2016 3 $6,952,488     3,702 $1,878   $6,952,488 1
Aug 13, 2016 3 $8,389,791 +21%   3,702 $2,266   $15,342,279 2
Aug 14, 2016 3 $6,171,816 -26%   3,702 $1,667   $21,514,095 3
Aug 15, 2016 3 $2,482,742 -60%   3,702 $671   $23,996,837 4
Aug 16, 2016 3 $3,578,713 +44%   3,702 $967   $27,575,550 5
Aug 17, 2016 3 $2,135,130 -40%   3,702 $577   $29,710,680 6
Aug 18, 2016 3 $1,850,589 -13%   3,702 $500   $31,561,269 7
Aug 19, 2016 6 $3,150,568 +70% -55% 3,702 $851   $34,711,837 8
Aug 20, 2016 4 $4,879,100 +55% -42% 3,702 $1,318   $39,590,937 9
Aug 21, 2016 5 $3,320,270 -32% -46% 3,702 $897   $42,911,207 10
Aug 22, 2016 5 $1,065,446 -68% -57% 3,702 $288   $43,976,653 11
Aug 23, 2016 5 $1,477,232 +39% -59% 3,702 $399   $45,453,885 12
Aug 24, 2016 5 $989,968 -33% -54% 3,702 $267   $46,443,853 13
Aug 25, 2016 4 $989,525 n/c -47% 3,702 $267   $47,433,378 14
Aug 26, 2016 7 $1,895,627 +92% -40% 3,244 $584   $49,329,005 15
Aug 27, 2016 4 $3,372,070 +78% -31% 3,244 $1,039   $52,701,075 16
Aug 28, 2016 4 $2,173,761 -36% -35% 3,244 $670   $54,874,836 17
Aug 29, 2016 7 $607,387 -72% -43% 3,244 $187   $55,482,223 18
Aug 30, 2016 7 $896,111 +48% -39% 3,244 $276   $56,378,334 19
Aug 31, 2016 6 $648,590 -28% -34% 3,244 $200   $57,026,924 20
Sep 1, 2016 3 $725,015 +12% -27% 3,244 $223   $57,751,939 21
Sep 2, 2016 3 $1,468,745 +103% -23% 3,272 $449   $59,220,684 22
Sep 3, 2016 4 $2,479,940 +69% -26% 3,272 $758   $61,700,624 23
Sep 4, 2016 4 $2,401,122 -3% +10% 3,272 $734   $64,101,746 24
Sep 5, 2016 4 $2,149,657 -10% +254% 3,272 $657   $66,251,403 25
Sep 6, 2016 10 $377,558 -82% -58% 3,272 $115   $66,628,961 26
Sep 7, 2016 11 $214,642 -43% -67% 3,272 $66   $66,843,603 27
Sep 8, 2016 11 $205,050 -4% -72% 3,272 $63   $67,048,653 28
Sep 9, 2016 9 $682,250 +233% -54% 2,685 $254   $67,730,903 29
Sep 10, 2016 7 $1,543,049 +126% -38% 2,685 $575   $69,273,952 30
Sep 11, 2016 7 $876,091 -43% -64% 2,685 $326   $70,150,043 31
Sep 12, 2016 13 $148,030 -83% -93% 2,685 $55   $70,298,073 32
Sep 13, 2016 14 $196,887 +33% -48% 2,685 $73   $70,494,960 33
Sep 14, 2016 14 $141,378 -28% -34% 2,685 $53   $70,636,338 34
Sep 15, 2016 12 $128,187 -9% -37% 2,685 $48   $70,764,525 35
Sep 16, 2016 13 $458,136 +257% -33% 1,948 $235   $71,222,661 36
Sep 17, 2016 10 $1,052,591 +130% -32% 1,948 $540   $72,275,252 37
Sep 18, 2016 10 $642,075 -39% -27% 1,948 $330   $72,917,327 38
Sep 19, 2016 14 $103,457 -84% -30% 1,948 $53   $73,020,784 39
Sep 20, 2016 14 $137,100 +33% -30% 1,948 $70   $73,157,884 40
Sep 21, 2016 14 $103,798 -24% -27% 1,948 $53   $73,261,682 41
Sep 22, 2016 13 $81,660 -21% -36% 1,948 $42   $73,343,342 42
Sep 23, 2016 13 $207,175 +154% -55% 1,230 $168   $73,550,517 43
Sep 24, 2016 13 $404,666 +95% -62% 1,230 $329   $73,955,183 44
Sep 25, 2016 13 $258,184 -36% -60% 1,230 $210   $74,213,367 45
Sep 26, 2016 13 $61,078 -76% -41% 1,230 $50   $74,274,445 46
Sep 27, 2016 14 $64,734 +6% -53% 1,230 $53   $74,339,179 47
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,780 -26% -54% 1,230 $39   $74,386,959 48
Sep 29, 2016 - $40,699 -15% -50% 1,230 $33   $74,427,658 49
Sep 30, 2016 - $79,110 +94% -62% 440 $180   $74,506,768 50
Oct 1, 2016 - $154,946 +96% -62% 440 $352   $74,661,714 51
Oct 2, 2016 - $81,929 -47% -68% 440 $186   $74,743,643 52
Oct 3, 2016 - $22,805 -72% -63% 440 $52   $74,766,448 53
Oct 4, 2016 - $24,606 +8% -62% 440 $56   $74,791,054 54
Oct 5, 2016 - $17,451 -29% -63% 440 $40   $74,808,505 55
Oct 6, 2016 - $20,626 +18% -49% 440 $47   $74,829,131 56
Oct 7, 2016 - $46,993 +128% -41% 224 $210   $74,876,124 57
Oct 8, 2016 - $76,752 +63% -50% 224 $343   $74,952,876 58
Oct 9, 2016 - $41,508 -46% -49% 224 $185   $74,994,384 59
Oct 10, 2016 - $29,482 -29% +29% 224 $132   $75,023,866 60
Oct 11, 2016 - $15,210 -48% -38% 224 $68   $75,039,076 61
Oct 12, 2016 - $14,242 -6% -18% 224 $64   $75,053,318 62
Oct 13, 2016 - $14,135 -1% -31% 224 $63   $75,067,453 63
Oct 14, 2016 - $34,854 +147% -26% 165 $211   $75,102,307 64
Oct 15, 2016 - $54,567 +57% -29% 165 $331   $75,156,874 65
Oct 16, 2016 - $31,279 -43% -25% 165 $190   $75,188,153 66
Oct 17, 2016 - $8,288 -74% -72% 165 $50   $75,196,441 67
Oct 18, 2016 - $9,330 +13% -39% 165 $57   $75,205,771 68
Oct 19, 2016 - $7,347 -21% -48% 165 $45   $75,213,118 69
Oct 20, 2016 - $13,753 +87% -3% 165 $83   $75,226,871 70
Oct 21, 2016 - $30,584 +122% -12% 134 $228   $75,257,455 71
Oct 22, 2016 - $44,088 +44% -19% 134 $329   $75,301,543 72
Oct 23, 2016 - $23,095 -48% -26% 134 $172   $75,324,638 73
Oct 24, 2016 - $10,935 -53% +32% 134 $82   $75,335,573 74
Oct 25, 2016 - $6,441 -41% -31% 134 $48   $75,342,014 75
Oct 26, 2016 - $5,895 -8% -20% 134 $44   $75,347,909 76
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,486 +10% -53% 134 $48   $75,354,395 77
Oct 28, 2016 - $19,360 +198% -37% 134 $144   $75,373,755 78
Oct 29, 2016 - $36,266 +87% -18% 134 $271   $75,410,021 79
Oct 30, 2016 - $26,057 -28% +13% 134 $194   $75,436,078 80
Oct 31, 2016 - $7,223 -72% -34% 134 $54   $75,443,301 81
Nov 1, 2016 - $6,459 -11% n/c 134 $48   $75,449,760 82
Nov 2, 2016 - $4,651 -28% -21% 134 $35   $75,454,411 83
Nov 3, 2016 - $5,706 +23% -12% 134 $43   $75,460,117 84
Nov 4, 2016 - $27,592 +384% +43% 90 $307   $75,487,709 85
Nov 5, 2016 - $48,491 +76% +34% 90 $539   $75,536,200 86
Nov 6, 2016 - $20,796 -57% -20% 90 $231   $75,556,996 87
Nov 7, 2016 - $5,469 -74% -24% 90 $61   $75,562,465 88
Nov 8, 2016 - $5,315 -3% -18% 90 $59   $75,567,780 89
Nov 9, 2016 - $5,064 -5% +9% 90 $56   $75,572,844 90
Nov 10, 2016 - $11,639 +130% +104% 90 $129   $75,584,483 91
Nov 11, 2016 - $68,621 +490% +149% 179 $383   $75,653,104 92
Nov 12, 2016 - $85,505 +25% +76% 179 $478   $75,738,609 93
Nov 13, 2016 - $50,053 -41% +141% 179 $280   $75,788,662 94
Nov 14, 2016 - $10,736 -79% +96% 179 $60   $75,799,398 95
Nov 15, 2016 - $14,953 +39% +181% 179 $84   $75,814,351 96
Nov 16, 2016 - $10,120 -32% +100% 179 $57   $75,824,471 97
Nov 17, 2016 - $10,034 -1% -14% 179 $56   $75,834,505 98
Nov 18, 2016 - $27,359 +173% -60% 162 $169   $75,861,864 99
Nov 19, 2016 - $59,374 +117% -31% 162 $367   $75,921,238 100
Nov 20, 2016 - $37,715 -36% -25% 162 $233   $75,958,953 101
Nov 21, 2016 - $20,789 -45% +94% 162 $128   $75,979,742 102
Nov 22, 2016 - $25,199 +21% +69% 162 $156   $76,004,941 103
Nov 23, 2016 - $29,996 +19% +196% 127 $236   $76,034,937 104
Nov 24, 2016 - $17,215 -43% +72% 127 $136   $76,052,152 105
Nov 25, 2016 - $38,968 +126% +42% 127 $307   $76,091,120 106
Nov 26, 2016 - $39,000 n/c -34% 127 $307   $76,130,120 107
Nov 27, 2016 - $23,529 -40% -38% 127 $185   $76,153,649 108
Nov 28, 2016 - $4,220 -82% -80% 127 $33   $76,157,869 109
Nov 29, 2016 - $4,769 +13% -81% 127 $38   $76,162,638 110
Nov 30, 2016 - $3,490 -27% -88% 127 $27   $76,166,128 111
Dec 1, 2016 - $4,265 +22% -75% 127 $34   $76,170,393 112
Dec 2, 2016 - $8,330 +95% -79% 86 $97   $76,178,723 113
Dec 3, 2016 - $15,573 +87% -60% 86 $181   $76,194,296 114
Dec 4, 2016 - $10,158 -35% -57% 86 $118   $76,204,454 115
Dec 5, 2016 - $2,547 -75% -40% 86 $30   $76,207,001 116
Dec 6, 2016 - $2,729 +7% -43% 86 $32   $76,209,730 117
Dec 7, 2016 - $2,297 -16% -34% 86 $27   $76,212,027 118
Dec 8, 2016 - $2,317 +1% -46% 86 $27   $76,214,344 119
Dec 9, 2016 - $2,423 +5% -71% 52 $47   $76,216,767 120
Dec 10, 2016 - $6,666 +175% -57% 52 $128   $76,223,433 121
Dec 11, 2016 - $4,686 -30% -54% 52 $90   $76,228,119 122
Dec 12, 2016 - $1,186 -75% -53% 52 $23   $76,229,305 123
Dec 13, 2016 - $1,548 +31% -43% 52 $30   $76,230,853 124
Dec 14, 2016 - $996 -36% -57% 52 $19   $76,231,849 125
Dec 15, 2016 - $1,302 +31% -44% 52 $25   $76,233,151 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 3 $31,561,269   3,702 $8,525   $31,561,269 1
Aug 19, 2016 5 $15,872,109 -50% 3,702 $4,287   $47,433,378 2
Aug 26, 2016 5 $10,318,561 -35% 3,244 $3,181   $57,751,939 3
Sep 2, 2016 4 $9,296,714 -10% 3,272 $2,841   $67,048,653 4
Sep 9, 2016 7 $3,715,872 -60% 2,685 $1,384   $70,764,525 5
Sep 16, 2016 11 $2,578,817 -31% 1,948 $1,324   $73,343,342 6
Sep 23, 2016 13 $1,084,316 -58% 1,230 $882   $74,427,658 7
Sep 30, 2016 23 $401,473 -63% 440 $912   $74,829,131 8
Oct 7, 2016 33 $238,322 -41% 224 $1,064   $75,067,453 9
Oct 14, 2016 34 $159,418 -33% 165 $966   $75,226,871 10
Oct 21, 2016 42 $127,524 -20% 134 $952   $75,354,395 11
Oct 28, 2016 41 $105,722 -17% 134 $789   $75,460,117 12
Nov 4, 2016 37 $124,366 +18% 90 $1,382   $75,584,483 13
Nov 11, 2016 28 $250,022 +101% 179 $1,397   $75,834,505 14
Nov 18, 2016 37 $217,647 -13% 127 $1,714   $76,052,152 15
Nov 25, 2016 38 $118,241 -46% 127 $931   $76,170,393 16
Dec 2, 2016 45 $43,951 -63% 86 $511   $76,214,344 17
Dec 9, 2016 50 $18,807 -57% 52 $362   $76,233,151 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/12/2016 $293,691 252 252 519 $979,189 1/1/2019
Australia 9/15/2016 $59,189 0 414 1,815 $5,504,529 10/13/2018
Brazil 9/29/2016 $458,784 378 378 749 $1,219,228 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 9/2/2016 $33,879 0 0 0 $192,065 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/26/2016 $39,458 100 100 258 $129,025 12/31/2018
France 8/19/2016 $1,791,465 0 0 0 $5,243,276 8/17/2018
Germany 8/25/2016 $300,000 0 0 0 $2,392,549 6/29/2018
Italy 8/10/2016 $965,159 0 0 0 $4,210,372 10/22/2018
Japan 12/23/2016 $168,293 0 0 0 $987,921 8/20/2018
Lithuania 9/2/2016 $654 6 111 287 $22,737 10/5/2016
Malaysia 9/2/2016 $600,000 0 0 0 $600,000 9/6/2016
Mexico 9/16/2016 $2,131,663 0 0 0 $3,805,762 9/8/2018
Netherlands 10/5/2016 $176,554 125 128 947 $1,249,947 11/1/2018
New Zealand 9/9/2016 $56,346 68 124 816 $1,421,118 11/21/2016
Poland 8/12/2016 $280,476 0 0 0 $1,327,208 1/1/2019
Portugal 8/12/2016 $154,157 63 63 246 $473,036 11/17/2016
Russia (CIS) 8/11/2016 $1,578,280 1,142 1,142 3,534 $3,552,491 12/31/2018
Singapore 9/2/2016 $200,000 0 0 0 $200,000 9/6/2016
Slovakia 8/26/2016 $18,210 59 59 111 $42,008 9/23/2016
Slovenia 8/26/2016 $3,319 14 16 41 $9,243 10/14/2016
South Korea 9/29/2016 $7,097 0 163 491 $736,600 9/10/2018
Spain 8/19/2016 $719,784 472 472 2,050 $3,910,561 10/29/2018
Turkey 10/7/2016 $116,469 189 191 557 $340,885 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 8/11/2016 $1,091,684 562 562 2,174 $6,853,715 9/17/2018
 
Rest of World $16,132,359
 
International Total$61,535,824 2/26/2019

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
Dec 4, 20161199,390 199,390$4,033,660$4,033,6601
Dec 11, 2016756,106-72% 255,496$1,344,861$5,378,5212
Dec 18, 2016968,365+22% 323,861$1,179,980$6,558,5013
Dec 25, 20161385,890+26% 409,751$1,452,400$8,010,9014
Jan 1, 20171417,881-79% 427,632$356,905$8,367,8065
Jan 8, 20171619,175+7% 446,807$382,733$8,750,5396
Jan 15, 20172110,432-46% 457,239$208,223$8,958,7627
Feb 5, 20172514,254 487,735$284,510$9,567,46310

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 4, 20161274,704 274,704$7,982,898$7,982,8981
Dec 11, 2016457,687-79% 332,391$1,558,693$9,541,5912
Dec 18, 2016769,086+20% 401,477$1,588,295$11,129,8863
Dec 25, 20161088,218+28% 489,695$1,878,167$13,008,0534
Jan 1, 20171615,657-82% 505,352$390,797$13,398,8505
Jan 8, 20171510,658-32% 516,010$266,018$13,664,8686

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