Planet 51 (2009)

Planet 51 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,194,060Details
International Box Office $66,802,053Details
Worldwide Box Office $108,996,113
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $18,070,366 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,066,160 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $20,136,526
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,286,129 (29.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,035 opening theaters/3,035 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,460,525

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 27th, 2009 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: March 9th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor.
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. WALL-E
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Keywords: Space Program, Humans as Aliens, Scene in End Credits, Fired, Romance, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Ilion Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 155 $10,218,641 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $15,396,081 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 149 $13,943,641 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $17,029,823 Nov 27, 2009 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 2009 4 $12,286,129   3,035 $4,048   $12,286,129 1
Nov 27, 2009 7 $10,218,641 -17% 3,035 $3,367   $28,487,409 2
Dec 4, 2009 9 $4,386,873 -57% 2,904 $1,511   $34,052,876 3
Dec 11, 2009 12 $2,267,038 -48% 2,570 $882   $37,142,406 4
Dec 18, 2009 15 $810,137 -64% 1,349 $601   $38,496,770 5
Dec 25, 2009 32 $104,685 -87% 209 $501   $39,213,810 6
Jan 1, 2010 33 $160,011 +53% 209 $766   $39,570,569 7
Jan 8, 2010 35 $82,049 -49% 132 $622   $39,688,154 8
Jan 15, 2010 24 $386,430 +371% 371 $1,042   $40,088,029 9
Jan 22, 2010 27 $324,887 -16% 308 $1,055   $40,618,512 10
Jan 29, 2010 24 $281,698 -13% 282 $999   $40,970,164 11
Feb 5, 2010 30 $224,681 -20% 268 $838   $41,258,445 12
Feb 12, 2010 28 $200,319 -11% 226 $886   $41,516,926 13
Feb 19, 2010 31 $176,551 -12% 206 $857   $41,802,947 14
Feb 26, 2010 38 $138,736 -21% 164 $846   $41,980,000 15
Mar 5, 2010 40 $95,314 -31% 142 $671   $42,086,887 16
Mar 12, 2010 37 $81,923 -14% 94 $872   $42,194,060 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 20, 2009 5 $3,185,083     3,035 $1,049   $3,185,083 1
Nov 21, 2009 5 $5,534,336 +74%   3,035 $1,824   $8,719,419 2
Nov 22, 2009 4 $3,566,710 -36%   3,035 $1,175   $12,286,129 3
Nov 23, 2009 5 $982,601 -72%   3,035 $324   $13,268,730 4
Nov 24, 2009 5 $1,318,296 +34%   3,035 $434   $14,587,026 5
Nov 25, 2009 7 $2,125,000 +61%   3,035 $700   $16,700,000 6
Nov 26, 2009 7 $1,600,000 -25%   3,035 $527   $18,300,000 7
Nov 27, 2009 7 $4,102,610 +156% +29% 3,035 $1,352   $22,402,610 8
Nov 28, 2009 7 $3,950,890 -4% -29% 3,035 $1,302   $26,322,268 9
Nov 29, 2009 7 $2,165,141 -45% -39% 3,035 $713   $28,487,409 10
Nov 30, 2009 8 $325,826 -85% -67% 3,035 $107   $28,813,235 11
Dec 1, 2009 8 $301,160 -8% -77% 3,035 $99   $29,114,395 12
Dec 2, 2009 8 $269,654 -10% -87% 3,035 $89   $29,384,049 13
Dec 3, 2009 8 $281,954 +5% -82% 3,035 $93   $29,666,003 14
Dec 4, 2009 10 $1,038,619 +268% -75% 2,904 $358   $30,704,622 15
Dec 5, 2009 8 $2,046,157 +97% -48% 2,904 $705   $32,750,779 16
Dec 6, 2009 9 $1,302,097 -36% -40% 2,904 $448   $34,052,876 17
Dec 7, 2009 10 $192,313 -85% -41% 2,904 $66   $34,245,189 18
Dec 8, 2009 10 $222,724 +16% -26% 2,904 $77   $34,467,913 19
Dec 9, 2009 10 $208,397 -6% -23% 2,904 $72   $34,676,310 20
Dec 10, 2009 10 $199,058 -4% -29% 2,904 $69   $34,875,368 21
Dec 11, 2009 13 $476,078 +139% -54% 2,570 $185   $35,351,446 22
Dec 12, 2009 11 $1,092,806 +130% -47% 2,570 $425   $36,444,252 23
Dec 13, 2009 11 $698,154 -36% -46% 2,570 $272   $37,142,406 24
Dec 14, 2009 15 $122,761 -82% -36% 2,570 $48   $37,265,167 25
Dec 15, 2009 15 $134,490 +10% -40% 2,570 $52   $37,399,657 26
Dec 16, 2009 15 $131,827 -2% -37% 2,570 $51   $37,531,484 27
Dec 17, 2009 14 $155,149 +18% -22% 2,570 $60   $37,686,633 28
Dec 18, 2009 16 $203,375 +31% -57% 1,349 $151   $37,890,008 29
Dec 19, 2009 14 $330,023 +62% -70% 1,349 $245   $38,220,031 30
Dec 20, 2009 15 $276,739 -16% -60% 1,349 $205   $38,496,770 31
Dec 21, 2009 14 $229,870 -17% +87% 1,349 $170   $38,726,640 32
Dec 22, 2009 12 $266,754 +16% +98% 1,349 $198   $38,993,394 33
Dec 23, 2009 - $73,516 -72% -44% 468 $157   $39,066,910 34
Dec 24, 2009 20 $42,215 -43% -73% 468 $90   $39,109,125 35
Dec 25, 2009 - $20,007 -53% -90% 209 $96   $39,129,132 36
Dec 26, 2009 - $42,419 +112% -87% 209 $203   $39,171,551 37
Dec 27, 2009 - $42,259 n/c -85% 209 $202   $39,213,810 38
Dec 28, 2009 - $44,868 +6% -80% 209 $215   $39,258,678 39
Dec 29, 2009 - $56,574 +26% -79% 209 $271   $39,315,252 40
Dec 30, 2009 - $54,186 -4% -26% 209 $259   $39,369,438 41
Dec 31, 2009 - $41,120 -24% -3% 209 $197   $39,410,558 42
Jan 1, 2010 - $56,678 +38% +183% 209 $271   $39,467,236 43
Jan 2, 2010 - $65,129 +15% +54% 209 $312   $39,532,365 44
Jan 3, 2010 - $38,204 -41% -10% 209 $183   $39,570,569 45
Jan 8, 2010 - $16,557   -71% 132 $125   $39,622,662 50
Jan 9, 2010 - $39,437 +138% -39% 132 $299   $39,662,099 51
Jan 10, 2010 - $26,055 -34% -32% 132 $197   $39,688,154 52
Jan 15, 2010 - $83,819   +406% 371 $226   $39,785,418 57
Jan 16, 2010 - $167,185 +99% +324% 371 $451   $39,952,603 58
Jan 17, 2010 - $135,426 -19% +420% 371 $365   $40,088,029 59
Jan 18, 2010 21 $142,423 +5%   371 $384   $40,230,452 60
Jan 22, 2010 - $75,276   -10% 308 $244   $40,368,901 64
Jan 23, 2010 - $156,555 +108% -6% 308 $508   $40,525,456 65
Jan 24, 2010 - $93,056 -41% -31% 308 $302   $40,618,512 66
Jan 29, 2010 - $63,852   -15% 282 $226   $40,752,318 71
Jan 30, 2010 - $132,989 +108% -15% 282 $472   $40,885,307 72
Jan 31, 2010 - $84,857 -36% -9% 282 $301   $40,970,164 73
Feb 5, 2010 - $52,725   -17% 268 $197   $41,086,489 78
Feb 6, 2010 - $120,222 +128% -10% 268 $449   $41,206,711 79
Feb 7, 2010 - $51,734 -57% -39% 268 $193   $41,258,445 80
Feb 12, 2010 - $39,952   -24% 226 $177   $41,356,559 85
Feb 13, 2010 - $80,935 +103% -33% 226 $358   $41,437,494 86
Feb 14, 2010 - $79,432 -2% +54% 226 $351   $41,516,926 87
Feb 15, 2010 26 $66,257 -17%   226 $293   $41,583,183 88
Feb 19, 2010 - $36,456   -9% 206 $177   $41,662,852 92
Feb 20, 2010 - $83,160 +128% +3% 206 $404   $41,746,012 93
Feb 21, 2010 - $56,935 -32% -28% 206 $276   $41,802,947 94
Feb 26, 2010 - $28,334   -22% 164 $173   $41,869,598 99
Feb 27, 2010 - $67,285 +137% -19% 164 $410   $41,936,883 100
Feb 28, 2010 - $43,117 -36% -24% 164 $263   $41,980,000 101
Mar 5, 2010 - $20,738   -27% 142 $146   $42,012,311 106
Mar 6, 2010 - $43,891 +112% -35% 142 $309   $42,056,202 107
Mar 7, 2010 - $30,685 -30% -29% 142 $216   $42,086,887 108
Mar 12, 2010 - $12,894   -38% 94 $137   $42,125,031 113
Mar 13, 2010 - $48,310 +275% +10% 94 $514   $42,173,341 114
Mar 14, 2010 - $20,719 -57% -32% 94 $220   $42,194,060 115

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 2009 5 $18,268,768   3,035 $6,019   $18,268,768 1
Nov 27, 2009 7 $11,397,235 -38% 3,035 $3,755   $29,666,003 2
Dec 4, 2009 9 $5,209,365 -54% 2,904 $1,794   $34,875,368 3
Dec 11, 2009 13 $2,811,265 -46% 2,570 $1,094   $37,686,633 4
Dec 18, 2009 16 $1,422,492 -49% 1,349 $1,054   $39,109,125 5
Dec 25, 2009 31 $301,433 -79% 209 $1,442   $39,410,558 6
Jan 1, 2010 33 $195,547 -35% 209 $936   $39,606,105 7
Jan 8, 2010 36 $95,494 -51% 132 $723   $39,701,599 8
Jan 15, 2010 23 $592,026 +520% 371 $1,596   $40,293,625 9
Jan 22, 2010 28 $394,841 -33% 308 $1,282   $40,688,466 10
Jan 29, 2010 27 $345,298 -13% 282 $1,224   $41,033,764 11
Feb 5, 2010 30 $282,843 -18% 268 $1,055   $41,316,607 12
Feb 12, 2010 28 $309,789 +10% 226 $1,371   $41,626,396 13
Feb 19, 2010 33 $214,868 -31% 206 $1,043   $41,841,264 14
Feb 26, 2010 41 $150,309 -30% 164 $917   $41,991,573 15
Mar 5, 2010 40 $120,564 -20% 142 $849   $42,112,137 16
Mar 12, 2010 42 $81,923 -32% 94 $872   $42,194,060 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/27/2009 $0 0 1 1 $183,982 11/29/2018
 
Rest of World $66,618,071
 
International Total$66,802,053 11/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 14, 20106413,407 413,407$7,023,785$7,023,7851
Mar 21, 201010169,098-59% 582,505$2,872,975$9,896,7602
Mar 28, 20101974,674-56% 657,179$1,268,711$11,165,4713
Apr 11, 20101934,895 738,022$621,787$12,577,1045
Apr 18, 20102829,413-16% 767,435$593,778$13,170,8826

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 14, 2010647,167 47,167$868,817$868,8171
Mar 21, 20101112,257-74% 59,424$225,779$1,094,5962

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Leading Cast

Dwayne Johnson    Chuck

Supporting Cast

Jessica Biel    Neera
Justin Long    Lem
Gary Oldman    Gen. Grawl
Seann William Scott    Skiff
John Cleese    Professor Kipple
Freddie Benedict    Eckle
Alan Marriott    Glar
Mathew Horne    Soldier Vesklin
James Corden    Soldier Vernkot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge Blanco    Director
Joe Stillman    Screenwriter

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February 21st, 2010

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December 2nd, 2009

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,286,129 (29.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,035 opening theaters/3,035 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,460,525

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 27th, 2009 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: March 9th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor.
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Space Program, Humans as Aliens, Scene in End Credits, Fired, Romance, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Ilion Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 155 $10,218,641 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $15,396,081 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 149 $13,943,641 Nov 27, 2009 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $17,029,823 Nov 27, 2009 10

Leading Cast

Dwayne Johnson    Chuck

Supporting Cast

Jessica Biel    Neera
Justin Long    Lem
Gary Oldman    Gen. Grawl
Seann William Scott    Skiff
John Cleese    Professor Kipple
Freddie Benedict    Eckle
Alan Marriott    Glar
Mathew Horne    Soldier Vesklin
James Corden    Soldier Vernkot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jorge Blanco    Director
Joe Stillman    Screenwriter

DVD Sales: New Releases are Precious

April 1st, 2010

Not only did eight new releases reach the top 30 on this March 14's sales chart, but they were very top-heavy on the chart, taking the top three spots and six of the top seven. The new number one DVD was Precious with 726,000 units sold and $12.34 million in consumer spending at retail during its first week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 9th, 2010

March 9th, 2010

We have a pair of Awards Season players coming out this week. I was supposed to review both Precious and Up in the Air, but they ran out of screeners for the latter. Because of that, it is hard for me to say which one is more deserving of the Pick of the Week honors, so I'm going to award that title to both of them. That said, while the DVD and the Blu-ray for Precious are worth picking up, the Up in the Air Blu-ray is too expensive compared to the DVD. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

Shutter Island started its international run with a sixth place finish this past weekend, earning $9.28 million on 1229 screens in 9 markets. The film opened in first place in Spain with $3.25 million on 406 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia, in a virtual tie with Valentine's Day at $2.50 million on 250 screens. It's way too early to tell where the film will end up, but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal. More...

International Details: Princess Still Treated Like Royalty Overseas

February 21st, 2010

As expected, The Princess and the Frog reached $100 million internationally just before the weekend started, ultimately overtaking its domestic total. It had no major market openings over the past weekend, but it managed to rise to first place in France with $4.09 million on 697 screens for a total of $17.31 million after three. It also remained solid in the U.K., adding $2.36 million on 501 screens for a total of $6.58 million. Overall, it pulled in $11.29 million on 3349 screens in 34 markets for a total of $111.94 million internationally and $213.69 million worldwide. More...

International Details: Squeakquel Squeezed out of the Top Five

February 14th, 2010

For the first time during its international run, Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel missed the top five and placed sixth with $7.10 million on 3,699 screens in 42 markets for a total of $200.87 million internationally and $413.03 million worldwide. With no major market openings left, the film will likely fall further down the chart over the coming weeks, but it has already made a huge profit, so Fox will be more than happy. More...

International Details - Revenge Remains Popular

December 20th, 2009

Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard fell out of the top five, but still did relatively well, earning $8.14 million on 2,198 screens in 19 markets for an early total of $23.58 million. In its native France it added $6.27 million on 925 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.57 million after two. This is not that much weaker than the original, which at this point had made just over $20 million in France. More...

International Details - Foreign Films are not Chicken

December 13th, 2009

A number of international releases reached the top 30 this week, including Zweiohrkuken, a.k.a. The Chicken With Two Ears, from Germany, which placed sixth with $10.72 million on 839 screens in 3 markets. It made $9.39 million on 714 screens in its native market, which was easily enough for first place and more than twice what the original,Keinohrhasen, a.k.a., No Ear Hare, opened with in 2007. Keinohrhasen went on to earn $74 million worldwide, of which more than $60 million was earned in Germany. However, I don't think this film will have the same legs. That said, since it was written, directed, and stars Til Schweiger who was recently in Inglourious Basterds, it could earn see releases in more markets. More...

International Top Five - New Moon Ages Well

December 2nd, 2009

The Twilight Saga - New Moon remained in the top spot on the international chart with $82.38 million on 8,292 screens in 52 markets for a total of $251.33 million internationally and $482.28 million worldwide. This includes a number of new markets for the film, but most were of the smaller variety. It did place first in Germany with $16.95 million on 703 screens, but that includes previews. On the other hand, it bombed in Japan, opening in fifth place with just $792,000 on 197 screens and was even worse in South Korea, debuting in eighth place with $129,000 on 47 screens over the weekend and $166,000 in total. As far as holdovers go, the film was surprisingly consistent at roughly 60% down in most major markets. This includes the U.K. where it was down 63% to $7.11 million on 504 screens; however, it still managed first place in that market, while it now has $33.57 million after just two weeks of release compared to the lifetime total of $16.31 million for its predecessor. It is important to note that Twilight was surprisingly weak in the U.K. compared to its box office performance in most major markets. That said, New Moon has topped the lifetime total of the earlier film in every single major market it opened in last weekend, which is an amazing feat. It has yet to open in only a few other markets, but unless the film cost a lot more to make than has been reported, it has already shown a sizeable profit. More...

New Films Can't Compete Over Thanksgiving

November 30th, 2009

Thanksgiving was a record-breaking weekend in more than one way. First, total ticket sales amounted to $188 million over three days and $273 million over five, which is a record for the long weekend. Over the three-day portion of the weekend, the box office was actually down 28% from last weekend, but compared to last year it was up just under 16%, while the five-day total was nearly 17% higher. Year-to-date, 2009 has earned a total of $9.52 billion, which is 8.4% higher than the same point last year. In fact, 2009 is now the third-highest-grossing year of all-time and just $150 million away from earning the crown. Breaking the record for total box office is just a matter of when, not if, while 2009 could be the first year total ticket sales crack $10 billion. More...

International Details - 51 Goes Planetwide

November 29th, 2009

Planet 51 started its international run in a limited fashion, but was only a little better than its domestic opening. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed fourth with $1.49 million on 344 screens, which is on par with its opening here, perhaps a little bit stronger. The film also placed fourth in Italy with $1.16 million on 255 screens, which is again on par with the US, but perhaps a little weaker. Overall, it landed in sixth place with $3.22 million on 894 screens in 6 markets during its opening weekend, but should improve this weekend when it opens in Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. More...

New Moon Rising

November 23rd, 2009

New Moon broke all manner of records over the weekend, which was great news for Summit, and for the industry as a whole. New Moon made more all by itself than all other movies combined pulled in last weekend and the overall box office was $259 million, the second biggest weekend on record. Compared to last week, we saw a 85% increase, while compared to the same weekend last year, 2009 grew by 57%. Year-to-date, 2009 has now pulled in $9.20 billion, which is just shy of 8.0% higher than last year's pace. Additionally, it is just ahead of 2002's final tally, making 2009 the sixth biggest year so far, and we have more than a full month ahead, including two major holidays. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Estimates: New Moon Has Third Biggest Weekend Ever

November 22nd, 2009

After enjoying impressive box office and home market sales over the last year for Twilight, the industry knew that Summit had a potential blockbuster franchise on its hands. This weekend has proved that they have a franchise as big as anything else in the industry. The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened on Friday with an extraordinary estimated $72.7 million, the biggest single day in box office history (see list). And, while it couldn't quite maintain that pace through the entire weekend, the studio reported a final weekend estimate of $140.7 million this morning, the third-biggest weekend of all time (see list). More...

Will There be a Full Moon Over the Weekend?

November 19th, 2009

This could be a surprising weekend at the box office, as the buzz for New Moon has hit new heights of insanity. There's no doubt that it will be the number one film of the weekend, and almost no doubt that it will top Twilight, which was the number one film this week last year. It appears the only real question is how many records can it break along the way. More...

2009 Preview: November

November 1st, 2009

October was not a month to remember, as only two films really beat expectations. (Although Paranormal Activity was the most unexpected hit during the October, it actually opened in September, so one could argue it's not really an 'October hit'.) This month we have a massive collection of potential blockbusters, some potential Oscar contenders, as well as a few unfortunate films that might be squeezed out by the competition. Compared to last November, we might have the same number of $100 million hits, assuming all movies match expectations (fat chance); we have a limited release from this month become the Awards Season darling and reach that milestone (monstrously unlikely); and we count The Princess and the Frog as a November releases (intellectually dishonest). That said, if three or four legitimate November releases reach that milestone, then 2009 will be on pace to tie or break the record for most $100 million released in one calendar year. But overall, 2009 will likely see its lead over 2008 shrink during the next 30 days. More...

Cast Updates - July 17, 2008

July 17th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Humboldt County, Nine, The Perfect Game, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 13, 2008

July 13th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Perfect Game, Mister Foe, Planet 51 and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - February 19, 2008

February 19th, 2008

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

New Movie US Release Dates - February 3, 2008

February 3rd, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Igor, Up, Planet 51 and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 2009 4 $12,286,129   3,035 $4,048   $12,286,129 1
Nov 27, 2009 7 $10,218,641 -17% 3,035 $3,367   $28,487,409 2
Dec 4, 2009 9 $4,386,873 -57% 2,904 $1,511   $34,052,876 3
Dec 11, 2009 12 $2,267,038 -48% 2,570 $882   $37,142,406 4
Dec 18, 2009 15 $810,137 -64% 1,349 $601   $38,496,770 5
Dec 25, 2009 32 $104,685 -87% 209 $501   $39,213,810 6
Jan 1, 2010 33 $160,011 +53% 209 $766   $39,570,569 7
Jan 8, 2010 35 $82,049 -49% 132 $622   $39,688,154 8
Jan 15, 2010 24 $386,430 +371% 371 $1,042   $40,088,029 9
Jan 22, 2010 27 $324,887 -16% 308 $1,055   $40,618,512 10
Jan 29, 2010 24 $281,698 -13% 282 $999   $40,970,164 11
Feb 5, 2010 30 $224,681 -20% 268 $838   $41,258,445 12
Feb 12, 2010 28 $200,319 -11% 226 $886   $41,516,926 13
Feb 19, 2010 31 $176,551 -12% 206 $857   $41,802,947 14
Feb 26, 2010 38 $138,736 -21% 164 $846   $41,980,000 15
Mar 5, 2010 40 $95,314 -31% 142 $671   $42,086,887 16
Mar 12, 2010 37 $81,923 -14% 94 $872   $42,194,060 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 20, 2009 5 $3,185,083     3,035 $1,049   $3,185,083 1
Nov 21, 2009 5 $5,534,336 +74%   3,035 $1,824   $8,719,419 2
Nov 22, 2009 4 $3,566,710 -36%   3,035 $1,175   $12,286,129 3
Nov 23, 2009 5 $982,601 -72%   3,035 $324   $13,268,730 4
Nov 24, 2009 5 $1,318,296 +34%   3,035 $434   $14,587,026 5
Nov 25, 2009 7 $2,125,000 +61%   3,035 $700   $16,700,000 6
Nov 26, 2009 7 $1,600,000 -25%   3,035 $527   $18,300,000 7
Nov 27, 2009 7 $4,102,610 +156% +29% 3,035 $1,352   $22,402,610 8
Nov 28, 2009 7 $3,950,890 -4% -29% 3,035 $1,302   $26,322,268 9
Nov 29, 2009 7 $2,165,141 -45% -39% 3,035 $713   $28,487,409 10
Nov 30, 2009 8 $325,826 -85% -67% 3,035 $107   $28,813,235 11
Dec 1, 2009 8 $301,160 -8% -77% 3,035 $99   $29,114,395 12
Dec 2, 2009 8 $269,654 -10% -87% 3,035 $89   $29,384,049 13
Dec 3, 2009 8 $281,954 +5% -82% 3,035 $93   $29,666,003 14
Dec 4, 2009 10 $1,038,619 +268% -75% 2,904 $358   $30,704,622 15
Dec 5, 2009 8 $2,046,157 +97% -48% 2,904 $705   $32,750,779 16
Dec 6, 2009 9 $1,302,097 -36% -40% 2,904 $448   $34,052,876 17
Dec 7, 2009 10 $192,313 -85% -41% 2,904 $66   $34,245,189 18
Dec 8, 2009 10 $222,724 +16% -26% 2,904 $77   $34,467,913 19
Dec 9, 2009 10 $208,397 -6% -23% 2,904 $72   $34,676,310 20
Dec 10, 2009 10 $199,058 -4% -29% 2,904 $69   $34,875,368 21
Dec 11, 2009 13 $476,078 +139% -54% 2,570 $185   $35,351,446 22
Dec 12, 2009 11 $1,092,806 +130% -47% 2,570 $425   $36,444,252 23
Dec 13, 2009 11 $698,154 -36% -46% 2,570 $272   $37,142,406 24
Dec 14, 2009 15 $122,761 -82% -36% 2,570 $48   $37,265,167 25
Dec 15, 2009 15 $134,490 +10% -40% 2,570 $52   $37,399,657 26
Dec 16, 2009 15 $131,827 -2% -37% 2,570 $51   $37,531,484 27
Dec 17, 2009 14 $155,149 +18% -22% 2,570 $60   $37,686,633 28
Dec 18, 2009 16 $203,375 +31% -57% 1,349 $151   $37,890,008 29
Dec 19, 2009 14 $330,023 +62% -70% 1,349 $245   $38,220,031 30
Dec 20, 2009 15 $276,739 -16% -60% 1,349 $205   $38,496,770 31
Dec 21, 2009 14 $229,870 -17% +87% 1,349 $170   $38,726,640 32
Dec 22, 2009 12 $266,754 +16% +98% 1,349 $198   $38,993,394 33
Dec 23, 2009 - $73,516 -72% -44% 468 $157   $39,066,910 34
Dec 24, 2009 20 $42,215 -43% -73% 468 $90   $39,109,125 35
Dec 25, 2009 - $20,007 -53% -90% 209 $96   $39,129,132 36
Dec 26, 2009 - $42,419 +112% -87% 209 $203   $39,171,551 37
Dec 27, 2009 - $42,259 n/c -85% 209 $202   $39,213,810 38
Dec 28, 2009 - $44,868 +6% -80% 209 $215   $39,258,678 39
Dec 29, 2009 - $56,574 +26% -79% 209 $271   $39,315,252 40
Dec 30, 2009 - $54,186 -4% -26% 209 $259   $39,369,438 41
Dec 31, 2009 - $41,120 -24% -3% 209 $197   $39,410,558 42
Jan 1, 2010 - $56,678 +38% +183% 209 $271   $39,467,236 43
Jan 2, 2010 - $65,129 +15% +54% 209 $312   $39,532,365 44
Jan 3, 2010 - $38,204 -41% -10% 209 $183   $39,570,569 45
Jan 8, 2010 - $16,557   -71% 132 $125   $39,622,662 50
Jan 9, 2010 - $39,437 +138% -39% 132 $299   $39,662,099 51
Jan 10, 2010 - $26,055 -34% -32% 132 $197   $39,688,154 52
Jan 15, 2010 - $83,819   +406% 371 $226   $39,785,418 57
Jan 16, 2010 - $167,185 +99% +324% 371 $451   $39,952,603 58
Jan 17, 2010 - $135,426 -19% +420% 371 $365   $40,088,029 59
Jan 18, 2010 21 $142,423 +5%   371 $384   $40,230,452 60
Jan 22, 2010 - $75,276   -10% 308 $244   $40,368,901 64
Jan 23, 2010 - $156,555 +108% -6% 308 $508   $40,525,456 65
Jan 24, 2010 - $93,056 -41% -31% 308 $302   $40,618,512 66
Jan 29, 2010 - $63,852   -15% 282 $226   $40,752,318 71
Jan 30, 2010 - $132,989 +108% -15% 282 $472   $40,885,307 72
Jan 31, 2010 - $84,857 -36% -9% 282 $301   $40,970,164 73
Feb 5, 2010 - $52,725   -17% 268 $197   $41,086,489 78
Feb 6, 2010 - $120,222 +128% -10% 268 $449   $41,206,711 79
Feb 7, 2010 - $51,734 -57% -39% 268 $193   $41,258,445 80
Feb 12, 2010 - $39,952   -24% 226 $177   $41,356,559 85
Feb 13, 2010 - $80,935 +103% -33% 226 $358   $41,437,494 86
Feb 14, 2010 - $79,432 -2% +54% 226 $351   $41,516,926 87
Feb 15, 2010 26 $66,257 -17%   226 $293   $41,583,183 88
Feb 19, 2010 - $36,456   -9% 206 $177   $41,662,852 92
Feb 20, 2010 - $83,160 +128% +3% 206 $404   $41,746,012 93
Feb 21, 2010 - $56,935 -32% -28% 206 $276   $41,802,947 94
Feb 26, 2010 - $28,334   -22% 164 $173   $41,869,598 99
Feb 27, 2010 - $67,285 +137% -19% 164 $410   $41,936,883 100
Feb 28, 2010 - $43,117 -36% -24% 164 $263   $41,980,000 101
Mar 5, 2010 - $20,738   -27% 142 $146   $42,012,311 106
Mar 6, 2010 - $43,891 +112% -35% 142 $309   $42,056,202 107
Mar 7, 2010 - $30,685 -30% -29% 142 $216   $42,086,887 108
Mar 12, 2010 - $12,894   -38% 94 $137   $42,125,031 113
Mar 13, 2010 - $48,310 +275% +10% 94 $514   $42,173,341 114
Mar 14, 2010 - $20,719 -57% -32% 94 $220   $42,194,060 115

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 2009 5 $18,268,768   3,035 $6,019   $18,268,768 1
Nov 27, 2009 7 $11,397,235 -38% 3,035 $3,755   $29,666,003 2
Dec 4, 2009 9 $5,209,365 -54% 2,904 $1,794   $34,875,368 3
Dec 11, 2009 13 $2,811,265 -46% 2,570 $1,094   $37,686,633 4
Dec 18, 2009 16 $1,422,492 -49% 1,349 $1,054   $39,109,125 5
Dec 25, 2009 31 $301,433 -79% 209 $1,442   $39,410,558 6
Jan 1, 2010 33 $195,547 -35% 209 $936   $39,606,105 7
Jan 8, 2010 36 $95,494 -51% 132 $723   $39,701,599 8
Jan 15, 2010 23 $592,026 +520% 371 $1,596   $40,293,625 9
Jan 22, 2010 28 $394,841 -33% 308 $1,282   $40,688,466 10
Jan 29, 2010 27 $345,298 -13% 282 $1,224   $41,033,764 11
Feb 5, 2010 30 $282,843 -18% 268 $1,055   $41,316,607 12
Feb 12, 2010 28 $309,789 +10% 226 $1,371   $41,626,396 13
Feb 19, 2010 33 $214,868 -31% 206 $1,043   $41,841,264 14
Feb 26, 2010 41 $150,309 -30% 164 $917   $41,991,573 15
Mar 5, 2010 40 $120,564 -20% 142 $849   $42,112,137 16
Mar 12, 2010 42 $81,923 -32% 94 $872   $42,194,060 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/27/2009 $0 0 1 1 $183,982 11/29/2018
 
Rest of World $66,618,071
 
International Total$66,802,053 11/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 14, 20106413,407 413,407$7,023,785$7,023,7851
Mar 21, 201010169,098-59% 582,505$2,872,975$9,896,7602
Mar 28, 20101974,674-56% 657,179$1,268,711$11,165,4713
Apr 11, 20101934,895 738,022$621,787$12,577,1045
Apr 18, 20102829,413-16% 767,435$593,778$13,170,8826

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 14, 2010647,167 47,167$868,817$868,8171
Mar 21, 20101112,257-74% 59,424$225,779$1,094,5962

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