The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,051,126Details
International Box Office $105,092,479Details
Worldwide Box Office $136,143,605
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,911,980 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,967,436 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,879,416
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Synopsis

In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,137,734 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,358 opening theaters/3,358 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,051,648

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,906 $31,051,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $105,092,479
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,388 $136,143,605

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Pirates! Band of Misfits
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Pirates, Royalty, 3-D, Animal Lead, Haunting, Academics, Monster, Intertitle, Cross-Dressing, Unnamed Character, Epilogue, Scene in End Credits, Rescue, Unrequited Love, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Stop-Motion Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 70 4.05 Apr 27, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $11,137,734   3,358 $3,317   $11,137,734 1
May 4, 2012 4 $5,502,482 -51% 3,358 $1,639   $18,665,941 2
May 11, 2012 7 $3,143,442 -43% 3,079 $1,021   $23,047,000 3
May 18, 2012 10 $1,578,632 -50% 1,840 $858   $25,490,136 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,082,288 -31% 884 $1,224   $27,286,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 16 $630,622 -42% 585 $1,078   $28,560,404 6
Jun 8, 2012 27 $138,811 -78% 317 $438   $28,971,705 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $91,998 -34% 149 $617   $29,140,953 8
Jun 22, 2012 38 $64,445 -30% 115 $560   $29,262,697 9
Jun 29, 2012 24 $281,737 +337% 284 $992   $29,587,783 10
Jul 6, 2012 28 $246,692 -12% 257 $960   $30,105,916 11
Jul 13, 2012 33 $174,655 -29% 232 $753   $30,466,672 12
Jul 20, 2012 32 $114,019 -35% 189 $603   $30,724,022 13
Jul 27, 2012 36 $81,778 -28% 151 $542   $30,906,701 14
Aug 3, 2012 38 $66,732 -18% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 5 $2,749,959     3,358 $819   $2,749,959 1
Apr 28, 2012 2 $5,082,223 +85%   3,358 $1,513   $7,832,182 2
Apr 29, 2012 2 $3,305,552 -35%   3,358 $984   $11,137,734 3
Apr 30, 2012 7 $525,071 -84%   3,358 $156   $11,662,805 4
May 1, 2012 7 $605,209 +15%   3,358 $180   $12,268,014 5
May 2, 2012 7 $463,688 -23%   3,358 $138   $12,731,702 6
May 3, 2012 8 $431,757 -7%   3,358 $129   $13,163,459 7
May 4, 2012 6 $1,323,134 +206% -52% 3,358 $394   $14,486,593 8
May 5, 2012 3 $2,457,546 +86% -52% 3,358 $732   $16,944,139 9
May 6, 2012 3 $1,721,802 -30% -48% 3,358 $513   $18,665,941 10
May 7, 2012 6 $271,921 -84% -48% 3,358 $81   $18,937,862 11
May 8, 2012 7 $357,256 +31% -41% 3,358 $106   $19,295,118 12
May 9, 2012 6 $303,199 -15% -35% 3,358 $90   $19,598,317 13
May 10, 2012 6 $305,241 +1% -29% 3,358 $91   $19,903,558 14
May 11, 2012 7 $740,538 +143% -44% 3,079 $241   $20,644,096 15
May 12, 2012 6 $1,308,470 +77% -47% 3,079 $425   $21,952,566 16
May 13, 2012 6 $1,094,434 -16% -36% 3,079 $355   $23,047,000 17
May 14, 2012 8 $198,060 -82% -27% 3,079 $64   $23,245,060 18
May 15, 2012 8 $252,883 +28% -29% 3,079 $82   $23,497,943 19
May 16, 2012 9 $205,009 -19% -32% 2,848 $72   $23,702,952 20
May 17, 2012 9 $208,552 +2% -32% 2,848 $73   $23,911,504 21
May 18, 2012 10 $352,992 +69% -52% 1,840 $192   $24,264,496 22
May 19, 2012 10 $652,199 +85% -50% 1,840 $354   $24,916,695 23
May 20, 2012 9 $573,441 -12% -48% 1,840 $312   $25,490,136 24
May 21, 2012 9 $249,648 -56% +26% 1,840 $136   $25,739,784 25
May 22, 2012 11 $147,023 -41% -42% 1,840 $80   $25,886,807 26
May 23, 2012 10 $149,102 +1% -27% 1,840 $81   $26,035,909 27
May 24, 2012 10 $168,395 +13% -19% 1,840 $92   $26,204,304 28
May 25, 2012 11 $267,822 +59% -24% 884 $303   $26,472,126 29
May 26, 2012 11 $423,806 +58% -35% 884 $479   $26,895,932 30
May 27, 2012 11 $390,660 -8% -32% 884 $442   $27,286,592 31
May 28, 2012 10 $355,533 -9% +42% 884 $402   $27,642,125 32
May 29, 2012 - $94,326 -73% -36% 884 $107   $27,736,451 33
May 30, 2012 - $82,697 -12% -45% 884 $94   $27,819,148 34
May 31, 2012 11 $110,634 +34% -34% 884 $125   $27,929,782 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $150,849 +36% -44% 585 $258   $28,080,631 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $284,858 +89% -33% 585 $487   $28,365,489 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $194,915 -32% -50% 585 $333   $28,560,404 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $63,425 -67% -82% 585 $108   $28,623,829 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $66,960 +6% -29% 585 $114   $28,690,789 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $67,008 n/c -19% 585 $115   $28,757,797 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $75,097 +12% -32% 585 $128   $28,832,894 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $39,166 -48% -74% 317 $124   $28,872,060 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $58,237 +49% -80% 317 $184   $28,930,297 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $41,408 -29% -79% 317 $131   $28,971,705 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $15,905 -62% -75% 317 $50   $28,987,610 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $20,462 +29% -69% 317 $65   $29,008,072 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $19,979 -2% -70% 317 $63   $29,028,051 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $20,904 +5% -72% 317 $66   $29,048,955 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $26,437 +26% -33% 149 $177   $29,075,392 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $34,665 +31% -40% 149 $233   $29,110,057 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $30,896 -11% -25% 149 $207   $29,140,953 52
Jun 22, 2012 - $19,681   -26% 115 $171   $29,198,252 57
Jun 23, 2012 - $26,585 +35% -23% 115 $231   $29,224,837 58
Jun 24, 2012 - $18,179 -32% -41% 115 $158   $29,262,697 59
Jun 29, 2012 - $85,148   +333% 284 $300   $29,391,194 64
Jun 30, 2012 - $108,438 +27% +308% 284 $382   $29,499,632 65
Jul 1, 2012 - $88,151 -19% +385% 284 $310   $29,587,783 66
Jul 6, 2012 - $84,161   -1% 257 $327   $29,943,385 71
Jul 7, 2012 - $94,321 +12% -13% 257 $367   $30,037,706 72
Jul 8, 2012 - $68,210 -28% -23% 257 $265   $30,105,916 73
Jul 13, 2012 - $55,026   -35% 232 $237   $30,347,043 78
Jul 14, 2012 - $67,965 +24% -28% 232 $293   $30,415,008 79
Jul 15, 2012 - $51,664 -24% -24% 232 $223   $30,466,672 80
Jul 20, 2012 - $37,575   -32% 189 $199   $30,647,578 85
Jul 21, 2012 - $42,329 +13% -38% 189 $224   $30,689,907 86
Jul 22, 2012 - $34,115 -19% -34% 189 $181   $30,724,022 87
Jul 27, 2012 - $25,988   -31% 151 $172   $30,850,911 92
Jul 28, 2012 - $31,587 +22% -25% 151 $209   $30,882,498 93
Jul 29, 2012 - $24,203 -23% -29% 151 $160   $30,906,701 94
Aug 3, 2012 - $21,662   -17% 112 $193   $31,006,056 99
Aug 4, 2012 - $25,349 +17% -20% 112 $226   $31,031,405 100
Aug 5, 2012 - $19,721 -22% -19% 112 $176   $31,051,126 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $13,163,459   3,358 $3,920   $13,163,459 1
May 4, 2012 6 $6,740,099 -49% 3,358 $2,007   $19,903,558 2
May 11, 2012 8 $4,007,946 -41% 2,848 $1,407   $23,911,504 3
May 18, 2012 10 $2,292,800 -43% 1,840 $1,246   $26,204,304 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,725,478 -25% 884 $1,952   $27,929,782 5
Jun 1, 2012 15 $903,112 -48% 585 $1,544   $28,832,894 6
Jun 8, 2012 26 $216,061 -76% 317 $682   $29,048,955 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $149,297 -31% 149 $1,002   $29,198,252 8
Jun 22, 2012 41 $107,794 -28% 115 $937   $29,306,046 9
Jun 29, 2012 26 $553,178 +413% 284 $1,948   $29,859,224 10
Jul 6, 2012 26 $432,793 -22% 257 $1,684   $30,292,017 11
Jul 13, 2012 31 $317,986 -27% 232 $1,371   $30,610,003 12
Jul 20, 2012 29 $214,920 -32% 189 $1,137   $30,824,923 13
Jul 27, 2012 32 $159,471 -26% 151 $1,056   $30,984,394 14
Aug 3, 2012 45 $66,732 -58% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/19/2012 $0 0 67 153 $888,374 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/3/2012 $2,691 3 3 7 $10,963 12/29/2018
Australia 4/5/2012 $0 0 269 519 $6,635,084 12/6/2015
Austria 3/30/2012 $0 0 91 510 $960,822 12/11/2015
Bahrain 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 6 $11,862 12/29/2018
Belgium 3/28/2012 $0 0 72 320 $1,298,011 12/10/2015
Bolivia 4/19/2012 $0 0 13 35 $122,934 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/11/2012 $891,596 260 275 830 $1,872,531 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 4/6/2012 $0 0 16 86 $205,258 12/29/2018
Central America 4/20/2012 $0 0 34 128 $346,932 12/10/2015
Chile 4/19/2012 $0 0 61 220 $611,097 12/29/2018
China 6/1/2012 $5,099,653 3,700 3,700 5,212 $5,777,837 12/10/2015
Colombia 4/20/2012 $0 0 55 204 $635,575 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/26/2012 $10,126 17 17 98 $24,278 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/3/2012 $2,436 1 2 7 $41,424 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 4/26/2012 $32,726 91 91 353 $188,714 12/29/2018
Denmark 3/29/2012 $0 0 50 188 $957,261 12/10/2015
Dominican Republic 6/21/2012 $11,619 20 20 36 $6,045 12/29/2018
Ecuador 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 108 $315,027 12/29/2018
Egypt 4/4/2012 $0 0 7 14 $47,777 12/29/2018
Estonia 4/6/2012 $0 0 3 8 $73,445 12/6/2015
Finland 3/30/2012 $0 0 12 38 $173,374 12/10/2015
France 3/28/2012 $0 0 336 723 $7,528,866 12/10/2015
Germany 3/29/2012 $0 0 559 2,746 $7,646,273 12/11/2015
Greece 4/15/2012 $0 0 40 240 $533,690 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 7/26/2012 $94,655 39 39 51 $127,184 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $38,445 36 38 176 $194,489 12/29/2018
Israel 8/2/2012 $59,885 31 31 148 $335,163 12/29/2018
Italy 4/4/2012 $0 0 140 224 $3,418,410 12/6/2015
Jamaica 4/27/2012 $17,983 5 5 16 $37,180 12/29/2018
Jordan 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $15,791,187 12/29/2018
Kuwait 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 2 $26,650 12/29/2018
Latvia 4/6/2012 $0 0 5 20 $82,717 12/29/2018
Lebanon 4/5/2012 $0 0 4 10 $88,553 12/29/2018
Lithuania 3/30/2012 $0 0 13 79 $191,717 12/11/2015
Mexico 4/20/2012 $0 0 300 1,030 $2,085,470 12/10/2015
Netherlands 4/25/2012 $201,239 137 137 1,073 $1,462,141 12/11/2015
New Zealand 4/5/2012 $0 0 55 130 $687,180 12/10/2015
Norway 3/30/2012 $0 0 78 298 $1,671,622 12/10/2015
Peru 4/19/2012 $0 0 63 99 $536,900 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/16/2012 $48,225 57 57 57 $48,225 12/29/2018
Poland 4/13/2012 $0 0 124 911 $1,161,125 12/29/2018
Portugal 4/25/2012 $122,885 65 65 329 $501,375 12/11/2015
Qatar 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 4 $73,803 12/29/2018
Romania 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 141 $134,704 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/26/2012 $1,077,144 730 730 1,845 $3,602,803 12/29/2018
Slovakia 4/26/2012 $13,799 23 23 97 $69,515 12/10/2015
South Africa 4/13/2012 $0 0 38 201 $668,037 12/11/2015
Spain 8/17/2012 $522,988 522 525 2,106 $2,564,075 12/14/2015
Suriname 4/27/2012 $2,039 1 1 7 $6,966 12/29/2018
Sweden 3/30/2012 $0 0 63 394 $1,366,719 12/10/2015
Switzerland 3/29/2012 $0 0 16 27 $2,753,179 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/9/2012 $19,610 8 8 22 $38,512 12/29/2018
Turkey 4/20/2012 $0 0 132 201 $527,486 12/29/2018
Ukraine 4/26/2012 $96,098 84 84 324 $358,239 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 10 29 $547,577 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 3/28/2012 $0 0 660 3,686 $26,011,381 9/15/2022
Uruguay 4/20/2012 $0 0 11 38 $83,761 12/29/2018
Venezuela 4/13/2012 $0 0 40 97 $924,980 12/10/2015
 
International Total$105,092,479 9/15/2022

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
Sep 2, 20129109,950 109,950$1,868,050$1,868,0501
Sep 9, 20121355,726-49% 165,676$996,381$2,864,4312
Sep 16, 20122041,453-26% 207,129$744,496$3,608,9273
Sep 23, 20122710,952-74% 218,081$195,603$3,804,5304

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 2012848,096 48,096$1,222,613$1,222,6131
Sep 9, 2012922,742-53% 70,838$567,634$1,790,2472
Sep 16, 20121211,494-49% 82,332$286,898$2,077,1453

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Leading Cast

Hugh Grant    Pirate Captain

Supporting Cast

Martin Freeman    Pirate With a Scarf
David Tennant    Charles Darwin
Russell Tovey    Albino Pirate
Ashley Jensen    Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
Brendan Gleeson    Pirate With Gout
Imelda Staunton    Queen Victoria
Jeremy Piven    Black Bellamy
Brian Blessed    Pirate King
Lenny Henry    Peg Leg Hastings
Salma Hayek    Cutlass Liz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Lord    Director
Jeff Newitt    Co-Director
Gideon Defoe    Screenwriter
Gideon Defoe    Based on the book "The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists
Peter Lord    Producer
David Sproxton    Producer
Julie Lockhart    Producer
Carla Shelley    Executive Producer
Frank Passingham    Cinematographer
Justin Krish    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Norman Garwood    Production Designer
Matt Perry    Supervising Art Director
Phil Lewis    Art Director
Sarah Hauldren    Art Director
Matt Sanders    Art Director
Jay Grace    Senior Animation Supervisor
Loyd Price    Animation Supervisor
Regean Bourdages    Head of Story
Jonny Duddle    Character Designer
Ted Chaplin    CG supervisor
Dimon Diggins    Sound Mixer
Garret Farrell    Sound Mixer
Ken Galvin    Sound Mixer
Nick Roberts    Sound Mixer
Julien Pirrie    Sound Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Paterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew Morley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Breen    Associate Producer
Ben Borrowman    Assistant Director
Kate Rhodes    Casting Director

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

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There is one wide release this week, Dark Shadows, plus a busy slate of limited releases. However, the only film most people are talking about is The Avengers. There is a chance that by the end of business this weekend, it will be the biggest hit of the year, overtaking The Hunger Games. Even if Dark Shadows makes $50 million over the weekend, it will be a mere footnote at the box office compared to The Avengers' sophomore stint. Dark Shadows probably won't match the combined openings of last year's two wide releases, Bridemaids and Priest 3D (about $41 million), but it could be close. However, since there are some that are predicting The Avengers will earn more than last year's top five earned (about $110 million), 2012 should easily walk away with the win. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Avengers Assemble a New Record Book

May 7th, 2012

Expectations for The Avengers were high, record-breakingly high among some people. However, as high as they were, reality was higher. Records were not just broken, but destroyed beyond recognition. The overall box office was in the top five combined biggest weekends with $258 million, which was 134% higher than last weekend. 134%. It was 55% higher than the same weekend last year. Like I've said before, this kind of year-over-year change usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. The victory erases all of the losses from April, and then some, giving 2012 a $500 million lead over 2011 at $3.58 billion to $3.08 billion. This is an amazing start for the summer and with with roughly 25 million people seeing movies this weekend, upcoming films got a ton of free publicity and added hype. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Records Be Avenged?

May 3rd, 2012

The Avengers. That's all that really matters. The Avengers has no competition from any film playing this weekend and will finish in first place by a margin of well over $100 million. It has no competition with any film that opened last year and it might beat Thor's opening by $100 million. Its only real competition comes from The Hunger Games for biggest opening of the year at $152.54 million, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, for Biggest Opening of All Time. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office Will Be Avenged

April 30th, 2012

If someone were to describe the box office this weekend in just one word, that one word would be, "Yuck". Only one of the four wide releases matched expectations, and that was the film that was expected to do the worst. Think Like a Man easily repeated on top of the chart, despite falling nearly 50%. The overall box office fell 18% from last weekend to $110 million, which was 30% lower than the same weekend last year. Declines like this usually only happen due to a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead has shrunk to 14% at $3.29 billion to $2.88 billion. Fortunately, The Avengers is on track to break records, so 2012 should get back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack

April 29th, 2012

This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Seven-Day Engagement

April 26th, 2012

The four films opening wide this week will be looking to pull in as much money as possible over the next seven days before The Avengers opens and makes everything currently in theaters irrelevant. Five-Year Engagement is the only new film that is expected to compete for top spot, but even its box office chances have taken a hit from the beginning of the month. The other three films, The Raven and The Pirates! Band of Misfits could be in a close battle for a spot in the top five, while Safe looks like it is going to sink. This weekend last year was an abnormally strong weekend for April. In fact, Fast Five's opening of $86.20 million was strong for for a summer release. There's no chance anything coming out this weekend will match that figure. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition

April 20th, 2012

It looks like The Five Year Engagement will be the easy winner next week, even though The Pirates! Band of Misfits will be opening in more theaters. The Five Year Engagement is 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 The Five Year Engagement. 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 Night Wolf on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Crew 2 Crew on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Titanic International Run Would Sink an Iceberg

April 18th, 2012

Titanic 3D had an insane second weekend on re-release on the international chart earning $98.90 million on 10,066 screens in 69 markets for totals of $157.15 million internationally and $201.87 million worldwide. Its complete total is now $2.04 billion, which is a stunning figure. The majority of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it broke records with $67 million, which broke Transformers: Dark of the Moon's record opening weekend in that market. The film remained in top spot in Russia with $3.15 million on 972 screens for a total of $10.34 million after two. Its total in the U.K. rose to $12.68 million after two weeks of release, including $2.87 million on 429 screens this past weekend. At this point, I can imagine studio heads looking at every film that earned more than $300 million and trying to figure out if they can be converted to 3D or not. If it only costs $18 million to convert a film and it can make $200 million worldwide, it's an easy way to make money. Of course, it's also an easy way to over-saturate the market to the point of no return. More...

International Box Office: Wrath is Titanic Internationally

April 11th, 2012

Wrath of the Titans is really struggling domestically, but it could mitigate some of the losses here with its box office numbers internationally. This weekend it added $42.1 million on 13,070 screens in 61 markets for a total of $151.6 million. Its best market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.09 million on 1,116 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.55 million after two. It has yet to open in Japan, and if it can get to $300 million worldwide, it should break even very early in the film's home market run. More...

International Box Office: Wrath Fills Up on International Sales

April 5th, 2012

In a reversal of what happened domestically, Wrath of the Titans won the race on the international chart with an estimated $78 million in 60 markets. This includes some powerhouse results, like $12.66 million on 1,164 screens in Russia, which is more than The Hunger Games has made in two weeks. However, Russia tends to reward fantasy films over most other genres. It also did very well in Mexico ($5.09 million on 1,494 screens) and in Brazil ($4.05 million on 517). On the other hand, it struggled in the U.K. placing second with $3.52 million 466 screens. That's a weaker opening than it had here, given the relative size of the two markets. With a production budget of $150 million, it will likely need close to $400 million to break even before the home market. Anything more than $300 million will be enough to cover expenses, eventually, but probably won't be enough to greenlight a third installment in the franchise. More...

2012 Preview: April

April 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into April. First the good news, aside from one week where we saw a minor dip, March was fantastic. There were a number of films beating expectations and the overall the month was even stronger than predicted. As of this weekend, the box office is now 20% higher than the same pace last year. The bad news? That winning streak will certainly come to an end in April. Last year, there was one film that reached $200 million, Fast Five, plus two others that reached $100 million, Hop and Rio. Granted, due to the shifting calendar, Hop is actually being compared to the last weekend in March, so this April only needs one $200 million hit and a $150 million hit to keep pace. But even so, there's almost no chance that will happen. In fact, there's a chance that we might not have one film topping $100 million this year. Only three films have a real shot at this milestone: American Reunion, Five-Year Engagement, and Titanic 3D. And quite frankly, only the first one has a 50/50 chance of getting there. We will likely see 2012 shed some of its lead over 2011, but it should still end the month with a solid year-over-year lead. More...


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Synopsis

In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,137,734 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,358 opening theaters/3,358 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,051,648

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,906 $31,051,126
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $105,092,479
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,388 $136,143,605

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
March 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Denmark)
March 29th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Pirates! Band of Misfits
MPAA Rating: PG for mild action, rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2208, 2/1/2012)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Pirates, Royalty, 3-D, Animal Lead, Haunting, Academics, Monster, Intertitle, Cross-Dressing, Unnamed Character, Epilogue, Scene in End Credits, Rescue, Unrequited Love, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Stop-Motion Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 70 4.05 Apr 27, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Hugh Grant    Pirate Captain

Supporting Cast

Martin Freeman    Pirate With a Scarf
David Tennant    Charles Darwin
Russell Tovey    Albino Pirate
Ashley Jensen    Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
Brendan Gleeson    Pirate With Gout
Imelda Staunton    Queen Victoria
Jeremy Piven    Black Bellamy
Brian Blessed    Pirate King
Lenny Henry    Peg Leg Hastings
Salma Hayek    Cutlass Liz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Lord    Director
Jeff Newitt    Co-Director
Gideon Defoe    Screenwriter
Gideon Defoe    Based on the book "The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists
Peter Lord    Producer
David Sproxton    Producer
Julie Lockhart    Producer
Carla Shelley    Executive Producer
Frank Passingham    Cinematographer
Justin Krish    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
Norman Garwood    Production Designer
Matt Perry    Supervising Art Director
Phil Lewis    Art Director
Sarah Hauldren    Art Director
Matt Sanders    Art Director
Jay Grace    Senior Animation Supervisor
Loyd Price    Animation Supervisor
Regean Bourdages    Head of Story
Jonny Duddle    Character Designer
Ted Chaplin    CG supervisor
Dimon Diggins    Sound Mixer
Garret Farrell    Sound Mixer
Ken Galvin    Sound Mixer
Nick Roberts    Sound Mixer
Julien Pirrie    Sound Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Paterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew Morley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Breen    Associate Producer
Ben Borrowman    Assistant Director
Kate Rhodes    Casting Director

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

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 6th, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which is surprisingly competitive this year, especially compared to most years. There is a Pixar film nominated, but it isn't the overwhelming favorite. In fact, all five films have a legitimate shot at winning, although there are some with better chances than others. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

2012 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part IV

December 19th, 2012

There are only a few days left till Christmas and we are officially in the panic zone for gift shopping. This week we have our final installment of our annual Holiday Gift Guide. Part I dealt with first run releases, Part II dealt with TV on DVD releases, Part III dealt with limited releases, foreign titles, and classics. This week, we deal with some music, books, games, as well as releases from the first three parts that I forgot the first time around. As always, there are quite a few in that last category. (I also use this time to burn off some releases that arrived late. This way I can get through all of the late reviews quicker than normal and actually have enough time to celebrate Christmas.) More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Sinks Competition

September 12th, 2012

Battleship was one of four new releases to reach the top five on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week scoring first place with 584,000 units / $11.67 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 61%, which is fantastic. More...

DVD Sales: Lucky To Win

September 12th, 2012

There were a ton of new releases on this week's DVD sales chart with four in the top five and nine in the top eleven. We have a new number one release, The Lucky One, with 515,000 units sold and $7.70 million in revenue generated during its first week of release. This is a solid opening for a midlevel hit. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 28th, 2012

August 28th, 2012

We are clearly in TV on DVD season on the home market as there are five TV on DVD releases among the top six selling releases, with Battleship being the only first run release to break up the TV on DVD dominance. There are many such releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Boardwalk Empire: Season Two on Blu-ray, Homeland: Season One on Blu-ray, Once Upon a Time: Season One on Blu-ray, and The Walking Dead: Season Two on Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with The Pirates! Band of Misfits on 3D Combo Pack as the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Monsieur Lazhar on DVD or Blu-ray earns a rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured 3D Blu-ray Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

August 26th, 2012

The Pirates! Band of Misfits is the latest film from Aardman Animations, a studio that has created many wonderful films like the Wallace & Gromit franchise. However, only one film of theirs, Chicken Run, has reach $100 million domestically while this film barely made more than $30 million theatrically. It made more than $25 million in the U.K. alone, despite that market being five or six times smaller. So is the film "too British" to find an audience here? Or was it a matter of bad marketing? Or were the critics just too kind to the movie? More...

International Box Office: International Men of Money

June 7th, 2012

Men in Black 3 held on extremely well during its second weekend of release on the international scene earning an easy first place with $78.67 million on 20,554 screens in 90 markets for a total of $275.17 million internationally. This is already more than Men in Black 2 made during its entire run. Worldwide the film has $386.25 million, which is higher than the high end of the film's reported budgets. It's on track to reach between $500 million and $600 million worldwide, which is enough to put it on track to earn a profit sometime on the film's home market run. Amazingly, the film actually held on well in China, where it was down less than 30% to $15.4 million on 5,200 screens over the weekend for a total of $51 million after two. Perhaps it will reach the century mark there. In Germany, it grew by 3% to $5.32 million on 742 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.44 million. It also grew by 3% in the U.K., but fell to third place with $4.69 million on 533 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.30 million after two. In Britain, it was the Jubilee Holiday, so that explains the growth. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Overshadows New Releases

May 10th, 2012

There is one wide release this week, Dark Shadows, plus a busy slate of limited releases. However, the only film most people are talking about is The Avengers. There is a chance that by the end of business this weekend, it will be the biggest hit of the year, overtaking The Hunger Games. Even if Dark Shadows makes $50 million over the weekend, it will be a mere footnote at the box office compared to The Avengers' sophomore stint. Dark Shadows probably won't match the combined openings of last year's two wide releases, Bridemaids and Priest 3D (about $41 million), but it could be close. However, since there are some that are predicting The Avengers will earn more than last year's top five earned (about $110 million), 2012 should easily walk away with the win. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Avengers Assemble a New Record Book

May 7th, 2012

Expectations for The Avengers were high, record-breakingly high among some people. However, as high as they were, reality was higher. Records were not just broken, but destroyed beyond recognition. The overall box office was in the top five combined biggest weekends with $258 million, which was 134% higher than last weekend. 134%. It was 55% higher than the same weekend last year. Like I've said before, this kind of year-over-year change usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. The victory erases all of the losses from April, and then some, giving 2012 a $500 million lead over 2011 at $3.58 billion to $3.08 billion. This is an amazing start for the summer and with with roughly 25 million people seeing movies this weekend, upcoming films got a ton of free publicity and added hype. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Records Be Avenged?

May 3rd, 2012

The Avengers. That's all that really matters. The Avengers has no competition from any film playing this weekend and will finish in first place by a margin of well over $100 million. It has no competition with any film that opened last year and it might beat Thor's opening by $100 million. Its only real competition comes from The Hunger Games for biggest opening of the year at $152.54 million, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, for Biggest Opening of All Time. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office Will Be Avenged

April 30th, 2012

If someone were to describe the box office this weekend in just one word, that one word would be, "Yuck". Only one of the four wide releases matched expectations, and that was the film that was expected to do the worst. Think Like a Man easily repeated on top of the chart, despite falling nearly 50%. The overall box office fell 18% from last weekend to $110 million, which was 30% lower than the same weekend last year. Declines like this usually only happen due to a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead has shrunk to 14% at $3.29 billion to $2.88 billion. Fortunately, The Avengers is on track to break records, so 2012 should get back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack

April 29th, 2012

This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Seven-Day Engagement

April 26th, 2012

The four films opening wide this week will be looking to pull in as much money as possible over the next seven days before The Avengers opens and makes everything currently in theaters irrelevant. Five-Year Engagement is the only new film that is expected to compete for top spot, but even its box office chances have taken a hit from the beginning of the month. The other three films, The Raven and The Pirates! Band of Misfits could be in a close battle for a spot in the top five, while Safe looks like it is going to sink. This weekend last year was an abnormally strong weekend for April. In fact, Fast Five's opening of $86.20 million was strong for for a summer release. There's no chance anything coming out this weekend will match that figure. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition

April 20th, 2012

It looks like The Five Year Engagement will be the easy winner next week, even though The Pirates! Band of Misfits will be opening in more theaters. The Five Year Engagement is 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 The Five Year Engagement. 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 Night Wolf on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Crew 2 Crew on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Titanic International Run Would Sink an Iceberg

April 18th, 2012

Titanic 3D had an insane second weekend on re-release on the international chart earning $98.90 million on 10,066 screens in 69 markets for totals of $157.15 million internationally and $201.87 million worldwide. Its complete total is now $2.04 billion, which is a stunning figure. The majority of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it broke records with $67 million, which broke Transformers: Dark of the Moon's record opening weekend in that market. The film remained in top spot in Russia with $3.15 million on 972 screens for a total of $10.34 million after two. Its total in the U.K. rose to $12.68 million after two weeks of release, including $2.87 million on 429 screens this past weekend. At this point, I can imagine studio heads looking at every film that earned more than $300 million and trying to figure out if they can be converted to 3D or not. If it only costs $18 million to convert a film and it can make $200 million worldwide, it's an easy way to make money. Of course, it's also an easy way to over-saturate the market to the point of no return. More...

International Box Office: Wrath is Titanic Internationally

April 11th, 2012

Wrath of the Titans is really struggling domestically, but it could mitigate some of the losses here with its box office numbers internationally. This weekend it added $42.1 million on 13,070 screens in 61 markets for a total of $151.6 million. Its best market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.09 million on 1,116 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.55 million after two. It has yet to open in Japan, and if it can get to $300 million worldwide, it should break even very early in the film's home market run. More...

International Box Office: Wrath Fills Up on International Sales

April 5th, 2012

In a reversal of what happened domestically, Wrath of the Titans won the race on the international chart with an estimated $78 million in 60 markets. This includes some powerhouse results, like $12.66 million on 1,164 screens in Russia, which is more than The Hunger Games has made in two weeks. However, Russia tends to reward fantasy films over most other genres. It also did very well in Mexico ($5.09 million on 1,494 screens) and in Brazil ($4.05 million on 517). On the other hand, it struggled in the U.K. placing second with $3.52 million 466 screens. That's a weaker opening than it had here, given the relative size of the two markets. With a production budget of $150 million, it will likely need close to $400 million to break even before the home market. Anything more than $300 million will be enough to cover expenses, eventually, but probably won't be enough to greenlight a third installment in the franchise. More...

2012 Preview: April

April 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into April. First the good news, aside from one week where we saw a minor dip, March was fantastic. There were a number of films beating expectations and the overall the month was even stronger than predicted. As of this weekend, the box office is now 20% higher than the same pace last year. The bad news? That winning streak will certainly come to an end in April. Last year, there was one film that reached $200 million, Fast Five, plus two others that reached $100 million, Hop and Rio. Granted, due to the shifting calendar, Hop is actually being compared to the last weekend in March, so this April only needs one $200 million hit and a $150 million hit to keep pace. But even so, there's almost no chance that will happen. In fact, there's a chance that we might not have one film topping $100 million this year. Only three films have a real shot at this milestone: American Reunion, Five-Year Engagement, and Titanic 3D. And quite frankly, only the first one has a 50/50 chance of getting there. We will likely see 2012 shed some of its lead over 2011, but it should still end the month with a solid year-over-year lead. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $11,137,734   3,358 $3,317   $11,137,734 1
May 4, 2012 4 $5,502,482 -51% 3,358 $1,639   $18,665,941 2
May 11, 2012 7 $3,143,442 -43% 3,079 $1,021   $23,047,000 3
May 18, 2012 10 $1,578,632 -50% 1,840 $858   $25,490,136 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,082,288 -31% 884 $1,224   $27,286,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 16 $630,622 -42% 585 $1,078   $28,560,404 6
Jun 8, 2012 27 $138,811 -78% 317 $438   $28,971,705 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $91,998 -34% 149 $617   $29,140,953 8
Jun 22, 2012 38 $64,445 -30% 115 $560   $29,262,697 9
Jun 29, 2012 24 $281,737 +337% 284 $992   $29,587,783 10
Jul 6, 2012 28 $246,692 -12% 257 $960   $30,105,916 11
Jul 13, 2012 33 $174,655 -29% 232 $753   $30,466,672 12
Jul 20, 2012 32 $114,019 -35% 189 $603   $30,724,022 13
Jul 27, 2012 36 $81,778 -28% 151 $542   $30,906,701 14
Aug 3, 2012 38 $66,732 -18% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 5 $2,749,959     3,358 $819   $2,749,959 1
Apr 28, 2012 2 $5,082,223 +85%   3,358 $1,513   $7,832,182 2
Apr 29, 2012 2 $3,305,552 -35%   3,358 $984   $11,137,734 3
Apr 30, 2012 7 $525,071 -84%   3,358 $156   $11,662,805 4
May 1, 2012 7 $605,209 +15%   3,358 $180   $12,268,014 5
May 2, 2012 7 $463,688 -23%   3,358 $138   $12,731,702 6
May 3, 2012 8 $431,757 -7%   3,358 $129   $13,163,459 7
May 4, 2012 6 $1,323,134 +206% -52% 3,358 $394   $14,486,593 8
May 5, 2012 3 $2,457,546 +86% -52% 3,358 $732   $16,944,139 9
May 6, 2012 3 $1,721,802 -30% -48% 3,358 $513   $18,665,941 10
May 7, 2012 6 $271,921 -84% -48% 3,358 $81   $18,937,862 11
May 8, 2012 7 $357,256 +31% -41% 3,358 $106   $19,295,118 12
May 9, 2012 6 $303,199 -15% -35% 3,358 $90   $19,598,317 13
May 10, 2012 6 $305,241 +1% -29% 3,358 $91   $19,903,558 14
May 11, 2012 7 $740,538 +143% -44% 3,079 $241   $20,644,096 15
May 12, 2012 6 $1,308,470 +77% -47% 3,079 $425   $21,952,566 16
May 13, 2012 6 $1,094,434 -16% -36% 3,079 $355   $23,047,000 17
May 14, 2012 8 $198,060 -82% -27% 3,079 $64   $23,245,060 18
May 15, 2012 8 $252,883 +28% -29% 3,079 $82   $23,497,943 19
May 16, 2012 9 $205,009 -19% -32% 2,848 $72   $23,702,952 20
May 17, 2012 9 $208,552 +2% -32% 2,848 $73   $23,911,504 21
May 18, 2012 10 $352,992 +69% -52% 1,840 $192   $24,264,496 22
May 19, 2012 10 $652,199 +85% -50% 1,840 $354   $24,916,695 23
May 20, 2012 9 $573,441 -12% -48% 1,840 $312   $25,490,136 24
May 21, 2012 9 $249,648 -56% +26% 1,840 $136   $25,739,784 25
May 22, 2012 11 $147,023 -41% -42% 1,840 $80   $25,886,807 26
May 23, 2012 10 $149,102 +1% -27% 1,840 $81   $26,035,909 27
May 24, 2012 10 $168,395 +13% -19% 1,840 $92   $26,204,304 28
May 25, 2012 11 $267,822 +59% -24% 884 $303   $26,472,126 29
May 26, 2012 11 $423,806 +58% -35% 884 $479   $26,895,932 30
May 27, 2012 11 $390,660 -8% -32% 884 $442   $27,286,592 31
May 28, 2012 10 $355,533 -9% +42% 884 $402   $27,642,125 32
May 29, 2012 - $94,326 -73% -36% 884 $107   $27,736,451 33
May 30, 2012 - $82,697 -12% -45% 884 $94   $27,819,148 34
May 31, 2012 11 $110,634 +34% -34% 884 $125   $27,929,782 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $150,849 +36% -44% 585 $258   $28,080,631 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $284,858 +89% -33% 585 $487   $28,365,489 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $194,915 -32% -50% 585 $333   $28,560,404 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $63,425 -67% -82% 585 $108   $28,623,829 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $66,960 +6% -29% 585 $114   $28,690,789 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $67,008 n/c -19% 585 $115   $28,757,797 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $75,097 +12% -32% 585 $128   $28,832,894 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $39,166 -48% -74% 317 $124   $28,872,060 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $58,237 +49% -80% 317 $184   $28,930,297 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $41,408 -29% -79% 317 $131   $28,971,705 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $15,905 -62% -75% 317 $50   $28,987,610 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $20,462 +29% -69% 317 $65   $29,008,072 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $19,979 -2% -70% 317 $63   $29,028,051 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $20,904 +5% -72% 317 $66   $29,048,955 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $26,437 +26% -33% 149 $177   $29,075,392 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $34,665 +31% -40% 149 $233   $29,110,057 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $30,896 -11% -25% 149 $207   $29,140,953 52
Jun 22, 2012 - $19,681   -26% 115 $171   $29,198,252 57
Jun 23, 2012 - $26,585 +35% -23% 115 $231   $29,224,837 58
Jun 24, 2012 - $18,179 -32% -41% 115 $158   $29,262,697 59
Jun 29, 2012 - $85,148   +333% 284 $300   $29,391,194 64
Jun 30, 2012 - $108,438 +27% +308% 284 $382   $29,499,632 65
Jul 1, 2012 - $88,151 -19% +385% 284 $310   $29,587,783 66
Jul 6, 2012 - $84,161   -1% 257 $327   $29,943,385 71
Jul 7, 2012 - $94,321 +12% -13% 257 $367   $30,037,706 72
Jul 8, 2012 - $68,210 -28% -23% 257 $265   $30,105,916 73
Jul 13, 2012 - $55,026   -35% 232 $237   $30,347,043 78
Jul 14, 2012 - $67,965 +24% -28% 232 $293   $30,415,008 79
Jul 15, 2012 - $51,664 -24% -24% 232 $223   $30,466,672 80
Jul 20, 2012 - $37,575   -32% 189 $199   $30,647,578 85
Jul 21, 2012 - $42,329 +13% -38% 189 $224   $30,689,907 86
Jul 22, 2012 - $34,115 -19% -34% 189 $181   $30,724,022 87
Jul 27, 2012 - $25,988   -31% 151 $172   $30,850,911 92
Jul 28, 2012 - $31,587 +22% -25% 151 $209   $30,882,498 93
Jul 29, 2012 - $24,203 -23% -29% 151 $160   $30,906,701 94
Aug 3, 2012 - $21,662   -17% 112 $193   $31,006,056 99
Aug 4, 2012 - $25,349 +17% -20% 112 $226   $31,031,405 100
Aug 5, 2012 - $19,721 -22% -19% 112 $176   $31,051,126 101

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $13,163,459   3,358 $3,920   $13,163,459 1
May 4, 2012 6 $6,740,099 -49% 3,358 $2,007   $19,903,558 2
May 11, 2012 8 $4,007,946 -41% 2,848 $1,407   $23,911,504 3
May 18, 2012 10 $2,292,800 -43% 1,840 $1,246   $26,204,304 4
May 25, 2012 11 $1,725,478 -25% 884 $1,952   $27,929,782 5
Jun 1, 2012 15 $903,112 -48% 585 $1,544   $28,832,894 6
Jun 8, 2012 26 $216,061 -76% 317 $682   $29,048,955 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $149,297 -31% 149 $1,002   $29,198,252 8
Jun 22, 2012 41 $107,794 -28% 115 $937   $29,306,046 9
Jun 29, 2012 26 $553,178 +413% 284 $1,948   $29,859,224 10
Jul 6, 2012 26 $432,793 -22% 257 $1,684   $30,292,017 11
Jul 13, 2012 31 $317,986 -27% 232 $1,371   $30,610,003 12
Jul 20, 2012 29 $214,920 -32% 189 $1,137   $30,824,923 13
Jul 27, 2012 32 $159,471 -26% 151 $1,056   $30,984,394 14
Aug 3, 2012 45 $66,732 -58% 112 $596   $31,051,126 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/19/2012 $0 0 67 153 $888,374 12/29/2018
Aruba 5/3/2012 $2,691 3 3 7 $10,963 12/29/2018
Australia 4/5/2012 $0 0 269 519 $6,635,084 12/6/2015
Austria 3/30/2012 $0 0 91 510 $960,822 12/11/2015
Bahrain 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 6 $11,862 12/29/2018
Belgium 3/28/2012 $0 0 72 320 $1,298,011 12/10/2015
Bolivia 4/19/2012 $0 0 13 35 $122,934 12/29/2018
Brazil 5/11/2012 $891,596 260 275 830 $1,872,531 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 4/6/2012 $0 0 16 86 $205,258 12/29/2018
Central America 4/20/2012 $0 0 34 128 $346,932 12/10/2015
Chile 4/19/2012 $0 0 61 220 $611,097 12/29/2018
China 6/1/2012 $5,099,653 3,700 3,700 5,212 $5,777,837 12/10/2015
Colombia 4/20/2012 $0 0 55 204 $635,575 12/29/2018
Croatia 4/26/2012 $10,126 17 17 98 $24,278 12/29/2018
Curacao 5/3/2012 $2,436 1 2 7 $41,424 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 4/26/2012 $32,726 91 91 353 $188,714 12/29/2018
Denmark 3/29/2012 $0 0 50 188 $957,261 12/10/2015
Dominican Republic 6/21/2012 $11,619 20 20 36 $6,045 12/29/2018
Ecuador 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 108 $315,027 12/29/2018
Egypt 4/4/2012 $0 0 7 14 $47,777 12/29/2018
Estonia 4/6/2012 $0 0 3 8 $73,445 12/6/2015
Finland 3/30/2012 $0 0 12 38 $173,374 12/10/2015
France 3/28/2012 $0 0 336 723 $7,528,866 12/10/2015
Germany 3/29/2012 $0 0 559 2,746 $7,646,273 12/11/2015
Greece 4/15/2012 $0 0 40 240 $533,690 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 7/26/2012 $94,655 39 39 51 $127,184 12/11/2015
Hungary 5/17/2012 $38,445 36 38 176 $194,489 12/29/2018
Israel 8/2/2012 $59,885 31 31 148 $335,163 12/29/2018
Italy 4/4/2012 $0 0 140 224 $3,418,410 12/6/2015
Jamaica 4/27/2012 $17,983 5 5 16 $37,180 12/29/2018
Jordan 4/5/2012 $0 0 1 1 $15,791,187 12/29/2018
Kuwait 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 2 $26,650 12/29/2018
Latvia 4/6/2012 $0 0 5 20 $82,717 12/29/2018
Lebanon 4/5/2012 $0 0 4 10 $88,553 12/29/2018
Lithuania 3/30/2012 $0 0 13 79 $191,717 12/11/2015
Mexico 4/20/2012 $0 0 300 1,030 $2,085,470 12/10/2015
Netherlands 4/25/2012 $201,239 137 137 1,073 $1,462,141 12/11/2015
New Zealand 4/5/2012 $0 0 55 130 $687,180 12/10/2015
Norway 3/30/2012 $0 0 78 298 $1,671,622 12/10/2015
Peru 4/19/2012 $0 0 63 99 $536,900 12/29/2018
Philippines 5/16/2012 $48,225 57 57 57 $48,225 12/29/2018
Poland 4/13/2012 $0 0 124 911 $1,161,125 12/29/2018
Portugal 4/25/2012 $122,885 65 65 329 $501,375 12/11/2015
Qatar 4/5/2012 $0 0 2 4 $73,803 12/29/2018
Romania 4/20/2012 $0 0 28 141 $134,704 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/26/2012 $1,077,144 730 730 1,845 $3,602,803 12/29/2018
Slovakia 4/26/2012 $13,799 23 23 97 $69,515 12/10/2015
South Africa 4/13/2012 $0 0 38 201 $668,037 12/11/2015
Spain 8/17/2012 $522,988 522 525 2,106 $2,564,075 12/14/2015
Suriname 4/27/2012 $2,039 1 1 7 $6,966 12/29/2018
Sweden 3/30/2012 $0 0 63 394 $1,366,719 12/10/2015
Switzerland 3/29/2012 $0 0 16 27 $2,753,179 12/10/2015
Trinidad 5/9/2012 $19,610 8 8 22 $38,512 12/29/2018
Turkey 4/20/2012 $0 0 132 201 $527,486 12/29/2018
Ukraine 4/26/2012 $96,098 84 84 324 $358,239 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/5/2012 $0 0 10 29 $547,577 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 3/28/2012 $0 0 660 3,686 $26,011,381 9/15/2022
Uruguay 4/20/2012 $0 0 11 38 $83,761 12/29/2018
Venezuela 4/13/2012 $0 0 40 97 $924,980 12/10/2015
 
International Total$105,092,479 9/15/2022

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
Sep 2, 20129109,950 109,950$1,868,050$1,868,0501
Sep 9, 20121355,726-49% 165,676$996,381$2,864,4312
Sep 16, 20122041,453-26% 207,129$744,496$3,608,9273
Sep 23, 20122710,952-74% 218,081$195,603$3,804,5304

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 2, 2012848,096 48,096$1,222,613$1,222,6131
Sep 9, 2012922,742-53% 70,838$567,634$1,790,2472
Sep 16, 20121211,494-49% 82,332$286,898$2,077,1453

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