Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $67,172,595Details
International Box Office $37,931,189Details
Worldwide Box Office $105,103,784
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $37,565,778 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,508,898 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $42,074,676
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,402,214 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:63.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,187 opening theaters/3,268 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,310,323

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: August 4th, 2009 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Alien Encounters, Friendly Alien on Earth, Life on the Outside, Fugitive / On the Run, Organized Crime, Set in Las Vegas
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Gunnfilms
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 1 $24,402,214   3,187 $7,657   $24,402,214 1
Mar 20, 2009 4 $12,786,041 -48% 3,187 $4,012   $44,496,593 2
Mar 27, 2009 6 $5,801,775 -55% 3,268 $1,775   $53,459,752 3
Apr 3, 2009 8 $3,212,602 -45% 2,825 $1,137   $58,249,111 4
Apr 10, 2009 11 $1,908,670 -41% 2,172 $879   $61,964,133 5
Apr 17, 2009 15 $744,406 -61% 1,116 $667   $63,749,283 6
Apr 24, 2009 18 $405,716 -45% 591 $686   $64,373,915 7
May 1, 2009 29 $149,859 -63% 250 $599   $64,632,525 8
May 8, 2009 27 $126,637 -15% 192 $660   $64,794,337 9
May 15, 2009 24 $149,586 +18% 197 $759   $64,977,532 10
May 22, 2009 18 $286,982 +92% 310 $926   $65,311,921 11
May 29, 2009 15 $327,956 +14% 283 $1,159   $65,814,397 12
Jun 5, 2009 17 $259,716 -21% 250 $1,039   $66,200,577 13
Jun 12, 2009 21 $190,943 -26% 228 $837   $66,533,945 14
Jun 19, 2009 27 $162,183 -15% 202 $803   $66,818,869 15
Jun 26, 2009 35 $81,251 -50% 154 $528   $67,013,621 16
Jul 3, 2009 39 $52,875 -35% 96 $551   $67,128,202 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 13, 2009 1 $6,734,104     3,187 $2,113   $6,734,104 1
Mar 14, 2009 1 $10,898,590 +62%   3,187 $3,420   $17,632,694 2
Mar 15, 2009 1 $6,769,520 -38%   3,187 $2,124   $24,402,214 3
Mar 16, 2009 1 $1,893,763 -72%   3,187 $594   $26,295,977 4
Mar 17, 2009 1 $1,857,175 -2%   3,187 $583   $28,153,152 5
Mar 18, 2009 1 $1,745,947 -6%   3,187 $548   $29,899,099 6
Mar 19, 2009 1 $1,811,453 +4%   3,187 $568   $31,710,552 7
Mar 20, 2009 4 $3,764,238 +108% -44% 3,187 $1,181   $35,474,790 8
Mar 21, 2009 4 $5,538,948 +47% -49% 3,187 $1,738   $41,013,738 9
Mar 22, 2009 3 $3,482,855 -37% -49% 3,187 $1,093   $44,496,593 10
Mar 23, 2009 4 $820,522 -76% -57% 3,187 $257   $45,317,115 11
Mar 24, 2009 4 $817,364 n/c -56% 3,187 $256   $46,134,479 12
Mar 25, 2009 4 $767,803 -6% -56% 3,187 $241   $46,902,282 13
Mar 26, 2009 4 $755,695 -2% -58% 3,187 $237   $47,657,977 14
Mar 27, 2009 7 $1,519,495 +101% -60% 3,268 $465   $49,177,472 15
Mar 28, 2009 6 $2,555,247 +68% -54% 3,268 $782   $51,732,719 16
Mar 29, 2009 6 $1,727,033 -32% -50% 3,268 $528   $53,459,752 17
Mar 30, 2009 6 $376,352 -78% -54% 3,268 $115   $53,836,104 18
Mar 31, 2009 6 $417,845 +11% -49% 3,268 $128   $54,253,949 19
Apr 1, 2009 6 $388,199 -7% -49% 3,268 $119   $54,642,148 20
Apr 2, 2009 6 $394,361 +2% -48% 3,268 $121   $55,036,509 21
Apr 3, 2009 8 $950,111 +141% -37% 2,825 $336   $55,986,620 22
Apr 4, 2009 8 $1,402,452 +48% -45% 2,825 $496   $57,389,072 23
Apr 5, 2009 8 $860,039 -39% -50% 2,825 $304   $58,249,111 24
Apr 6, 2009 7 $395,153 -54% +5% 2,825 $140   $58,644,264 25
Apr 7, 2009 7 $487,235 +23% +17% 2,825 $172   $59,131,499 26
Apr 8, 2009 7 $434,431 -11% +12% 2,825 $154   $59,565,930 27
Apr 9, 2009 7 $489,533 +13% +24% 2,825 $173   $60,055,463 28
Apr 10, 2009 11 $780,488 +59% -18% 2,172 $359   $60,835,951 29
Apr 11, 2009 12 $699,514 -10% -50% 2,172 $322   $61,535,465 30
Apr 12, 2009 11 $428,668 -39% -50% 2,172 $197   $61,964,133 31
Apr 13, 2009 10 $330,901 -23% -16% 2,172 $152   $62,295,034 32
Apr 14, 2009 11 $273,407 -17% -44% 2,172 $126   $62,568,441 33
Apr 15, 2009 11 $234,715 -14% -46% 2,172 $108   $62,803,156 34
Apr 16, 2009 11 $201,721 -14% -59% 2,172 $93   $63,004,877 35
May 25, 2009 16 $90,117     310 $291   $65,402,038 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 1 $31,710,552   3,187 $9,950   $31,710,552 1
Mar 20, 2009 4 $15,947,425 -50% 3,187 $5,004   $47,657,977 2
Mar 27, 2009 6 $7,378,532 -54% 3,268 $2,258   $55,036,509 3
Apr 3, 2009 8 $5,018,954 -32% 2,825 $1,777   $60,055,463 4
Apr 10, 2009 11 $2,949,414 -41% 2,172 $1,358   $63,004,877 5
Apr 17, 2009 16 $963,322 -67% 1,116 $863   $63,968,199 6
Apr 24, 2009 18 $514,467 -47% 591 $871   $64,482,666 7
May 1, 2009 29 $185,034 -64% 250 $740   $64,667,700 8
May 8, 2009 30 $160,246 -13% 192 $835   $64,827,946 9
May 15, 2009 25 $196,993 +23% 197 $1,000   $65,024,939 10
May 22, 2009 19 $461,502 +134% 310 $1,489   $65,486,441 11
May 29, 2009 17 $454,420 -2% 283 $1,606   $65,940,861 12
Jun 5, 2009 17 $402,141 -12% 250 $1,609   $66,343,002 13
Jun 12, 2009 21 $313,684 -22% 228 $1,376   $66,656,686 14
Jun 19, 2009 26 $275,684 -12% 202 $1,365   $66,932,370 15
Jun 26, 2009 36 $142,957 -48% 154 $928   $67,075,327 16
Jul 3, 2009 40 $97,267 -32% 96 $1,013   $67,172,594 17

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 20091762,618 762,618$13,348,713$13,348,7131
Aug 16, 20093275,352-64% 1,037,970$4,884,910$18,233,6232
Aug 23, 20099101,577-63% 1,139,547$1,870,327$20,103,9503
Aug 30, 20091769,547-32% 1,209,094$1,309,396$21,413,3464
Sep 6, 20091866,208-5% 1,275,302$1,279,715$22,693,0615
Sep 13, 20091747,080-29% 1,322,382$979,123$23,672,1846
Sep 20, 20092442,656-9% 1,365,038$859,907$24,532,0917
Sep 27, 20092152,064+22% 1,417,102$1,043,279$25,575,3708
Oct 4, 20092454,326+4% 1,471,428$1,101,552$26,676,9229
Oct 11, 20091864,503+19% 1,535,931$1,261,376$27,938,29810
Oct 18, 20092150,239-22% 1,586,170$821,172$28,759,47011
Nov 29, 200929173,843 1,785,489$3,767,178$33,017,98617

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009281,656 81,656$1,732,454$1,732,4541
Aug 16, 2009525,527-69% 107,183$529,720$2,262,1742
Aug 23, 2009119,751-62% 116,934$200,012$2,462,1863
Aug 30, 2009195,514-43% 122,448$111,941$2,574,1274
Sep 13, 2009175,247 129,710$104,515$2,731,3176

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Leading Cast

Dwayne Johnson    Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb    Sara
Alexander Ludwig    Seth

Supporting Cast

Carla Gugino    Dr Alex Friedman
Ciaran Hinds    Burke
Tom Everett Scott    Matheson
Chris Marquette    Pope
Billy Brown    Carson
Garry Marshall    Dr Donald Harlan
Kim Richards    Tina
Iake Eissinmann    Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Siphon
Paul Darnell    Siphon stunt double
John Duff    Frank
Bob Koherr    Marty
Kevin Christy    Matt
Bob Clendenin    Lloyd
Sam Wolfson    Imperial Stormtrooper Ciardi
Bryan Fogel    Imperial Stormtrooper Gray
Robert Torti    Dominick
John Kassir    Chuck
Beth Kennedy    Stenftenagel
Jonathan Slavin    Gallagher
Harry S. Murphy    Analyst D. Pleasence
Ted Hartley    Four-star General V. Lewton
Jack Eastland    General E. Albert
Meredith Salenger    Natalie Gann
Andrew Shaifer    Casey Taylor
Suzanne Krull    Gail Ross
Steve Rosenbaum    Oren Bergman
Christine Lakin    Sunday
Corri English    Brokedown Cadillac
Randy Dunham    Brokedown Cadillac
Don Ian    Brokedown Cadillac
Jeff Legore    Brokedown Cadillac
Danny Reuland    Brokedown Cadillac
Dave Engfer    Iscovich
Omar J. Dorsey    Police Officer Hough
Joseph Leo Bwarie    Frankie Valet
Paul Nygro    Teddy Tentacles
Brandon Miller    Hendricks
Andrew T. Janey    Repola
Dennis Hayden    Ray
Shengyi Huang    Shira the UFO huntress
Hiromi Oshima    Fem-alien #1
Christina Wun    Fem-alien #2
Chris Dobler    Hansen
Garrett Marshall    Bomback
Cheech Marin    eddie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Matt Lopez    Story Creator
Matt Lopez    Screenwriter
Mark Bomback    Screenwriter
Alexander Key    Head of Story
Andrew Gunn    Producer
Mario Iscovich    Executive Producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin    Executive Producer
Greg Gardiner    Cinematographer
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
David Rennie    Editor
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Alec Gillis    Character Creator
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Special Character Effects
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Lisa Brown    Music Supervisor
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Sara Finn    Casting Director
Paul Moen    Unit Production Manager
Geoff Hansen    Assistant Director
Sunday Stevens    Assistant Director
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Scott Rogers    Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Scott    Stunt Coordinator
Tanoai Reed    Jack Stunt Double
Norm Compton    Jack stunt double
Karine Mauffrey    Sara stunt double
Allison Caetano    Sara stunt double
David St. Pierre    Seth stunt double
Justin Gant    Seth stunt double
Marilyn Giacomazzi    Alex stunt double
Paul Anthony Scott    Burke stunt double
Sala Baker    Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunts
Richie Burden    Stunts
Eddie Braun    Stunts
Scott R. Fisher    Stunts
Dane Farwell    Stunts
Cory Fleming    Stunts
Tim Gilbert    Stunts
Loren Dennis    Stunts
Austin Priester    Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson    Stunts
Stanton Barrett    Stunts
Keii Johnston    Stunts
Simon Rhee    Stunts
Monty Simons    Stunts
Gabe Nunez    Stunts
Kim Kahana Jr.    Stunts
Danny Arrias    Stunts
Sean Graham    Stunts
Gary Baxley    Stunts
Chris O’ Hara    Stunts
David Barrett    Stunts
Ray Morquecho    Stunts
Jason Rodriguez    Stunts
Charlie Grisham    Stunts
Denny Pierce    Stunts
Kevin Foster    Stunts
Keith Shindoll    Stunts
Jeremy Fry    Stunts
Steve Kelso    Stunts
Matt Baker    Stunts
Sammy Valdivia    Stunts
Rob Alonzo    Stunts
Jimmy Hart    Stunts
Jon Braver    Stunts
Lane Leavitt    Stunts
Amy Stenftenagel    Associate Producer
Ellen Wolff    Production Supervisor
John R Jensen    Art Director
Rob Simons    Additional Art Direction
Aric Cheng    Set Designer
Lori Rowbotham Grant    Set Designer
Patrick Cassidy    Set Decorator
Kara Lindstrom    Set Decorator
Louis Lazzara    Make-up and Hair Designer
Keith Brachmann    Associate Editor
David Yrisarri    Visual Effects Producer
Jayne Armstrong    Post-Production Supervisor
Robert L. Sephton    Sound Editor
Randle Akerson    Sound Editor
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Rogers    Second Unit Director
Christopher Moseley    Second Unit Camera
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Paul Linford    Orchestrator

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

DVD Sales - Consumers Love Seventeen

August 26th, 2009

New releases were able to take the top two spots on the sales chart this week, but this was more due to weakness in the overall numbers rather than strength of the new releases. The number one film was 17 Again with $12.03 million from 679,000 units. This was just ahead of I Love You, Man with 676,000 units sold generating $11.00 million in sales. More...

DVD Rentals - People Like You, Man

August 26th, 2009

The same two new releases that led the way on the sales chart this week led the way on the rental chart. However, they finished in the opposite direction with I Love You, Man generating 50% more revenue than 17 Again. More...

DVD Sales - Witch Wins Race

August 18th, 2009

There were only five new releases to chart this week, but three of those reached the top five. This includes Race to Witch Mountain, which sold 763,000 units earning $13.35 million during its first week on the home market. More...

DVD Rentals - Obsessed with the Race for First Place

August 18th, 2009

The same two new releases that took the top two spots on the sales chart this week were also able to take the top two spots on the rental chart as well, but in the other order. Obsessed came out on top with 27% more rentals than Race to Witch Mountain, but it is common for kids movies to do better on the sales chart than the rental chart. More...

Contest - Another Alien Adventure

August 7th, 2009

What's with the alien movies lately? Not only is the widest release of next week and the target film for this week, District 9, an alien film, but we feature another alien film among our prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of District 9. 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 Race to Witch Mountain on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of SpongeBoB SquarePants - To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants on DVD and Ni Hao Kai-Lan - Great Trip to China! on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for August 4th, 2009

August 3rd, 2009

A rather slow week for new releases with very few real first run releases that stand out. The best releases on this week's list are Dollhouse - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, as well as Watchmen - Three-Disc Director's Cut Blu-ray, but both of those came out in weeks past and are on this list because the screener arrived late. The best from this week is Flight of the Conchords - Season Two, which is the DVD Pick of the Week. However, if you are Canadian, you have to grab Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy on DVD; it's your patriotic duty. More...

DVD Releases for July 28th, 2009 - Part I

July 28th, 2009

We are starting to see the flood of TV on DVD releases that hit the home market this time every year. It makes sense: after all, what better time to release the previous season on DVD than just before the next season starts? Three such releases, The Middleman - The Complete Series, Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series - Blu-ray Box Set, and Dollhouse - Season One - on DVD or Blu-ray are in contention for DVD Pick of the Week. The Battlestar Galactica release is a tad too expensive for most people, while I am unsure of the exact nature of the extras on Dollhouse. That leaves The Middleman - The Complete Series as the DVD Pick of the Week, for the second week in a row. With the increasing number of TV on DVD releases, the list is large enough that it has to be split into two parts with part two found here. More...

International Details - Hannah Strikes a Chord

May 10th, 2009

We've entered the summer schedule and this year there will be a small change. Instead of dealing with just the films that have reached $1 million or more on the international chart, we will be dealing with just the films that have reached $2 million or more. The reason for this change is simple; with the rise of many midlevel markets, reaching $1 million is just not that big of a feat anymore. The best of the rest of this week's selection was Hannah Montana the Movie, which placed a healthy second with $6.95 million on 1300 screens in 13 markets for a very early total of $8.96 million. This includes second place openings in the U.K. with $3.03 million on 415 screens in the U.K., which was as expected, and $1.44 million on 346 screens over the weekend in Italy and $1.64 million in total, which was better than expected. Also, it is about a week away from topping $1 million in Poland after earning $124,000 on 105 screens over the weekend giving it $932,000 after three. Combined with the nearly $75 million the movie has earned domestically, and this film is very, very close to showing a profit before the lucrative home market. More...

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

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

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

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

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

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

International Details - Marley Nears Century Mark

April 12th, 2009

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

International Details - Duplicity Doubles

April 5th, 2009

Duplicity doubled its international haul over the weekend landing in sixth place with $6.47 million on 1811 screens in 20 markets for a total of $12.21 million. The film opened in fourth place in France with $2.01 million on 380 screens, while it managed fourth in Russia as well, but with a much weaker $873,000 on 265 screens. It did hold on better than most in the U.K. down just 31% to $775,000 on 355 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.68 million after two. More...

In the Know

March 24th, 2009

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with all five films finishing in the right order and within an acceptable margin of error. The main difference was the top three films were more spread out than expected, which gave Knowing a much easier win. Overall, the box office pulled in $105 million, which was 4.5% higher than last weekend, but as expected, it was 6.6% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has pulled in $2.20 billion, which is 12% higher than last year's pace. More...

International Details - Shopaholic Selling Well

March 22nd, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic nearly doubled its weekend haul as it pulled in $6.78 million on 2023 screens in 26 markets for a total of $31.91 million after a month of release. The film opened in first place in Australia, no surprise there, as that's the home of Isla Fisher, with $1.89 million on 309 screens. It earned a nearly identical result of $1.84 million on 426 screens in Germany, but that was only enough for third place in that market. Next up for the film is South Korea and Spain at the end of this month, while it doesn't end its run till the end of May when it opens in Japan and France. More...

Who Knows Who Will Win at the Box Office?

March 19th, 2009

There could be quite a race for top spot on top of the weekend box office with all three wide releases with a shot at coming out on top. Knowing, I Love You, Man, and Duplicity all have their strengths, and weaknesses, and this has led to analysts being divided on which movie will win. They are less divided on the chances they will keep up with last year's number one film, and it appears it will be another losing weekend for 2009. However, that should change next weekend. More...

Contest - Running Strong - Winning Announcement

March 18th, 2009

The winners of our Running Strong contest were determined and they are... More...

Witch Wins the Race, but Box Office Slows Down

March 17th, 2009

For the first time in a long time, 2009 showed signs of weakness at the box office as all three new releases were unable to match expectations. Overall the box office was down 14% from last weekend to $101 million. More troubling was the fact that is was down 16% from the same weekend last year. However, to be fair, this weekend last year saw the debut of Horton Hears a Who, which was the biggest hit of 2008 at that point and opened with $45 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Witch Mountain Opens with $25 Million, Watchmen Struggles

March 15th, 2009

Disney remake Race to Witch Mountain made a solid debut over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The adventure movie picked up about $25 million, enough for a comfortable first place. Watchmen, which was widely tipped to earn a second weekend on top, dropped 67% to $18.07 million, not far ahead of Universal remake Last House on the Left, which earned a decent $14.86 million opening. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of March 13th, 2009

March 14th, 2009

After several weeks without much in terms of Award-worthy sites, we have two sites this week that are both worthy of the award: The Last House on the Left's Official Site and Race to Witch Mountain's Official Site. The former has better design, the latter has better interactive features. Both should sell the movie to their respective audiences, and both are recipients of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Will Watchmen Win the Race to the Top?

March 13th, 2009

There are some who think there will be a close race for first place on the box office chart this weekend with Watchmen having a shot at repeating on top ahead of Race to Witch Mountain. I am not one of those people. After bowing to the majority two weeks in a row, I think Watchmen will see a bigger than expected drop-off, while Race to Witch Mountain will open with a larger than expected box office. On a related note, 2009's winning streak over 2008 could come to an end, as this weekend last year saw the debut of Horton Hears a Who, which opened with $45 million. That's more than the consensus prediction for the top film over this weekend. In fact, it could be more than the three new releases will earn combined. More...

Contest - Running Strong

March 6th, 2009

The is only one saturation level release next week, Race to Witch Mountain, and it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Race to Witch Mountain. 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 The Hills - Season Four on DVD, as well as Soul Men on DVD and Hulk Vs. 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 The Hills - Season Four on DVD, as well as Miracle at St. Anna on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen at random to win a third copy of The Hills - Season Four on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: March

March 1st, 2009

2009 got off to such a great start that I didn't think February would continue winning, but so far that has proven to be the case, for the most part. Now March has a great chance of continuing that run with several big hits, including three potential $100 million movies. At the beginning of the year, I didn't think there would be so many hits in March, but a high tide lifts all boats, and the more people see movies, the more trailers they see in theaters, and the more likely they are to watch the upcoming movies. More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Paper Man, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and more! More...

Cast Updates - May 4, 2008

May 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels and Demons, Red, Transformers 2, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 6, 2008

March 6th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Fast and the Furious 4, Hamlet 2, Vivaldi, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 22, 2007

November 22nd, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Pinkville and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 11, 2007

October 11th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek XI, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - October 9, 2007

October 9th, 2007

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


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,402,214 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:63.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,187 opening theaters/3,268 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,310,323

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 13th, 2009 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: August 4th, 2009 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Alien Encounters, Friendly Alien on Earth, Life on the Outside, Fugitive / On the Run, Organized Crime, Set in Las Vegas
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Gunnfilms
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Dwayne Johnson    Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb    Sara
Alexander Ludwig    Seth

Supporting Cast

Carla Gugino    Dr Alex Friedman
Ciaran Hinds    Burke
Tom Everett Scott    Matheson
Chris Marquette    Pope
Billy Brown    Carson
Garry Marshall    Dr Donald Harlan
Kim Richards    Tina
Iake Eissinmann    Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Siphon
Paul Darnell    Siphon stunt double
John Duff    Frank
Bob Koherr    Marty
Kevin Christy    Matt
Bob Clendenin    Lloyd
Sam Wolfson    Imperial Stormtrooper Ciardi
Bryan Fogel    Imperial Stormtrooper Gray
Robert Torti    Dominick
John Kassir    Chuck
Beth Kennedy    Stenftenagel
Jonathan Slavin    Gallagher
Harry S. Murphy    Analyst D. Pleasence
Ted Hartley    Four-star General V. Lewton
Jack Eastland    General E. Albert
Meredith Salenger    Natalie Gann
Andrew Shaifer    Casey Taylor
Suzanne Krull    Gail Ross
Steve Rosenbaum    Oren Bergman
Christine Lakin    Sunday
Corri English    Brokedown Cadillac
Randy Dunham    Brokedown Cadillac
Don Ian    Brokedown Cadillac
Jeff Legore    Brokedown Cadillac
Danny Reuland    Brokedown Cadillac
Dave Engfer    Iscovich
Omar J. Dorsey    Police Officer Hough
Joseph Leo Bwarie    Frankie Valet
Paul Nygro    Teddy Tentacles
Brandon Miller    Hendricks
Andrew T. Janey    Repola
Dennis Hayden    Ray
Shengyi Huang    Shira the UFO huntress
Hiromi Oshima    Fem-alien #1
Christina Wun    Fem-alien #2
Chris Dobler    Hansen
Garrett Marshall    Bomback
Cheech Marin    eddie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Matt Lopez    Story Creator
Matt Lopez    Screenwriter
Mark Bomback    Screenwriter
Alexander Key    Head of Story
Andrew Gunn    Producer
Mario Iscovich    Executive Producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin    Executive Producer
Greg Gardiner    Cinematographer
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
David Rennie    Editor
Genevieve Tyrrell    Costume Designer
Alec Gillis    Character Creator
Tom Woodruff, Jr.    Special Character Effects
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Lisa Brown    Music Supervisor
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Sara Finn    Casting Director
Paul Moen    Unit Production Manager
Geoff Hansen    Assistant Director
Sunday Stevens    Assistant Director
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Scott Rogers    Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Scott    Stunt Coordinator
Tanoai Reed    Jack Stunt Double
Norm Compton    Jack stunt double
Karine Mauffrey    Sara stunt double
Allison Caetano    Sara stunt double
David St. Pierre    Seth stunt double
Justin Gant    Seth stunt double
Marilyn Giacomazzi    Alex stunt double
Paul Anthony Scott    Burke stunt double
Sala Baker    Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunts
Richie Burden    Stunts
Eddie Braun    Stunts
Scott R. Fisher    Stunts
Dane Farwell    Stunts
Cory Fleming    Stunts
Tim Gilbert    Stunts
Loren Dennis    Stunts
Austin Priester    Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson    Stunts
Stanton Barrett    Stunts
Keii Johnston    Stunts
Simon Rhee    Stunts
Monty Simons    Stunts
Gabe Nunez    Stunts
Kim Kahana Jr.    Stunts
Danny Arrias    Stunts
Sean Graham    Stunts
Gary Baxley    Stunts
Chris O’ Hara    Stunts
David Barrett    Stunts
Ray Morquecho    Stunts
Jason Rodriguez    Stunts
Charlie Grisham    Stunts
Denny Pierce    Stunts
Kevin Foster    Stunts
Keith Shindoll    Stunts
Jeremy Fry    Stunts
Steve Kelso    Stunts
Matt Baker    Stunts
Sammy Valdivia    Stunts
Rob Alonzo    Stunts
Jimmy Hart    Stunts
Jon Braver    Stunts
Lane Leavitt    Stunts
Amy Stenftenagel    Associate Producer
Ellen Wolff    Production Supervisor
John R Jensen    Art Director
Rob Simons    Additional Art Direction
Aric Cheng    Set Designer
Lori Rowbotham Grant    Set Designer
Patrick Cassidy    Set Decorator
Kara Lindstrom    Set Decorator
Louis Lazzara    Make-up and Hair Designer
Keith Brachmann    Associate Editor
David Yrisarri    Visual Effects Producer
Jayne Armstrong    Post-Production Supervisor
Robert L. Sephton    Sound Editor
Randle Akerson    Sound Editor
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Rogers    Second Unit Director
Christopher Moseley    Second Unit Camera
Gary Capo    Second Unit Camera
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Paul Linford    Orchestrator

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

DVD Sales - Consumers Love Seventeen

August 26th, 2009

New releases were able to take the top two spots on the sales chart this week, but this was more due to weakness in the overall numbers rather than strength of the new releases. The number one film was 17 Again with $12.03 million from 679,000 units. This was just ahead of I Love You, Man with 676,000 units sold generating $11.00 million in sales. More...

DVD Rentals - People Like You, Man

August 26th, 2009

The same two new releases that led the way on the sales chart this week led the way on the rental chart. However, they finished in the opposite direction with I Love You, Man generating 50% more revenue than 17 Again. More...

DVD Sales - Witch Wins Race

August 18th, 2009

There were only five new releases to chart this week, but three of those reached the top five. This includes Race to Witch Mountain, which sold 763,000 units earning $13.35 million during its first week on the home market. More...

DVD Rentals - Obsessed with the Race for First Place

August 18th, 2009

The same two new releases that took the top two spots on the sales chart this week were also able to take the top two spots on the rental chart as well, but in the other order. Obsessed came out on top with 27% more rentals than Race to Witch Mountain, but it is common for kids movies to do better on the sales chart than the rental chart. More...

Contest - Another Alien Adventure

August 7th, 2009

What's with the alien movies lately? Not only is the widest release of next week and the target film for this week, District 9, an alien film, but we feature another alien film among our prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of District 9. 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 Race to Witch Mountain on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of SpongeBoB SquarePants - To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants on DVD and Ni Hao Kai-Lan - Great Trip to China! on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for August 4th, 2009

August 3rd, 2009

A rather slow week for new releases with very few real first run releases that stand out. The best releases on this week's list are Dollhouse - Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, as well as Watchmen - Three-Disc Director's Cut Blu-ray, but both of those came out in weeks past and are on this list because the screener arrived late. The best from this week is Flight of the Conchords - Season Two, which is the DVD Pick of the Week. However, if you are Canadian, you have to grab Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy on DVD; it's your patriotic duty. More...

DVD Releases for July 28th, 2009 - Part I

July 28th, 2009

We are starting to see the flood of TV on DVD releases that hit the home market this time every year. It makes sense: after all, what better time to release the previous season on DVD than just before the next season starts? Three such releases, The Middleman - The Complete Series, Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series - Blu-ray Box Set, and Dollhouse - Season One - on DVD or Blu-ray are in contention for DVD Pick of the Week. The Battlestar Galactica release is a tad too expensive for most people, while I am unsure of the exact nature of the extras on Dollhouse. That leaves The Middleman - The Complete Series as the DVD Pick of the Week, for the second week in a row. With the increasing number of TV on DVD releases, the list is large enough that it has to be split into two parts with part two found here. More...

International Details - Hannah Strikes a Chord

May 10th, 2009

We've entered the summer schedule and this year there will be a small change. Instead of dealing with just the films that have reached $1 million or more on the international chart, we will be dealing with just the films that have reached $2 million or more. The reason for this change is simple; with the rise of many midlevel markets, reaching $1 million is just not that big of a feat anymore. The best of the rest of this week's selection was Hannah Montana the Movie, which placed a healthy second with $6.95 million on 1300 screens in 13 markets for a very early total of $8.96 million. This includes second place openings in the U.K. with $3.03 million on 415 screens in the U.K., which was as expected, and $1.44 million on 346 screens over the weekend in Italy and $1.64 million in total, which was better than expected. Also, it is about a week away from topping $1 million in Poland after earning $124,000 on 105 screens over the weekend giving it $932,000 after three. Combined with the nearly $75 million the movie has earned domestically, and this film is very, very close to showing a profit before the lucrative home market. More...

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

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

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

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

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

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

International Details - Marley Nears Century Mark

April 12th, 2009

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

International Details - Duplicity Doubles

April 5th, 2009

Duplicity doubled its international haul over the weekend landing in sixth place with $6.47 million on 1811 screens in 20 markets for a total of $12.21 million. The film opened in fourth place in France with $2.01 million on 380 screens, while it managed fourth in Russia as well, but with a much weaker $873,000 on 265 screens. It did hold on better than most in the U.K. down just 31% to $775,000 on 355 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.68 million after two. More...

In the Know

March 24th, 2009

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with all five films finishing in the right order and within an acceptable margin of error. The main difference was the top three films were more spread out than expected, which gave Knowing a much easier win. Overall, the box office pulled in $105 million, which was 4.5% higher than last weekend, but as expected, it was 6.6% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has pulled in $2.20 billion, which is 12% higher than last year's pace. More...

International Details - Shopaholic Selling Well

March 22nd, 2009

Confessions Of A Shopaholic nearly doubled its weekend haul as it pulled in $6.78 million on 2023 screens in 26 markets for a total of $31.91 million after a month of release. The film opened in first place in Australia, no surprise there, as that's the home of Isla Fisher, with $1.89 million on 309 screens. It earned a nearly identical result of $1.84 million on 426 screens in Germany, but that was only enough for third place in that market. Next up for the film is South Korea and Spain at the end of this month, while it doesn't end its run till the end of May when it opens in Japan and France. More...

Who Knows Who Will Win at the Box Office?

March 19th, 2009

There could be quite a race for top spot on top of the weekend box office with all three wide releases with a shot at coming out on top. Knowing, I Love You, Man, and Duplicity all have their strengths, and weaknesses, and this has led to analysts being divided on which movie will win. They are less divided on the chances they will keep up with last year's number one film, and it appears it will be another losing weekend for 2009. However, that should change next weekend. More...

Contest - Running Strong - Winning Announcement

March 18th, 2009

The winners of our Running Strong contest were determined and they are... More...

Witch Wins the Race, but Box Office Slows Down

March 17th, 2009

For the first time in a long time, 2009 showed signs of weakness at the box office as all three new releases were unable to match expectations. Overall the box office was down 14% from last weekend to $101 million. More troubling was the fact that is was down 16% from the same weekend last year. However, to be fair, this weekend last year saw the debut of Horton Hears a Who, which was the biggest hit of 2008 at that point and opened with $45 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Witch Mountain Opens with $25 Million, Watchmen Struggles

March 15th, 2009

Disney remake Race to Witch Mountain made a solid debut over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The adventure movie picked up about $25 million, enough for a comfortable first place. Watchmen, which was widely tipped to earn a second weekend on top, dropped 67% to $18.07 million, not far ahead of Universal remake Last House on the Left, which earned a decent $14.86 million opening. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of March 13th, 2009

March 14th, 2009

After several weeks without much in terms of Award-worthy sites, we have two sites this week that are both worthy of the award: The Last House on the Left's Official Site and Race to Witch Mountain's Official Site. The former has better design, the latter has better interactive features. Both should sell the movie to their respective audiences, and both are recipients of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Will Watchmen Win the Race to the Top?

March 13th, 2009

There are some who think there will be a close race for first place on the box office chart this weekend with Watchmen having a shot at repeating on top ahead of Race to Witch Mountain. I am not one of those people. After bowing to the majority two weeks in a row, I think Watchmen will see a bigger than expected drop-off, while Race to Witch Mountain will open with a larger than expected box office. On a related note, 2009's winning streak over 2008 could come to an end, as this weekend last year saw the debut of Horton Hears a Who, which opened with $45 million. That's more than the consensus prediction for the top film over this weekend. In fact, it could be more than the three new releases will earn combined. More...

Contest - Running Strong

March 6th, 2009

The is only one saturation level release next week, Race to Witch Mountain, and it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Race to Witch Mountain. 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 The Hills - Season Four on DVD, as well as Soul Men on DVD and Hulk Vs. 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 The Hills - Season Four on DVD, as well as Miracle at St. Anna on DVD. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen at random to win a third copy of The Hills - Season Four on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: March

March 1st, 2009

2009 got off to such a great start that I didn't think February would continue winning, but so far that has proven to be the case, for the most part. Now March has a great chance of continuing that run with several big hits, including three potential $100 million movies. At the beginning of the year, I didn't think there would be so many hits in March, but a high tide lifts all boats, and the more people see movies, the more trailers they see in theaters, and the more likely they are to watch the upcoming movies. More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Paper Man, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and more! More...

Cast Updates - May 4, 2008

May 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels and Demons, Red, Transformers 2, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 6, 2008

March 6th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Fast and the Furious 4, Hamlet 2, Vivaldi, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

Cast Updates - November 22, 2007

November 22nd, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Pinkville and more! More...

Cast Updates - October 11, 2007

October 11th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek XI, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - October 9, 2007

October 9th, 2007

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 1 $24,402,214   3,187 $7,657   $24,402,214 1
Mar 20, 2009 4 $12,786,041 -48% 3,187 $4,012   $44,496,593 2
Mar 27, 2009 6 $5,801,775 -55% 3,268 $1,775   $53,459,752 3
Apr 3, 2009 8 $3,212,602 -45% 2,825 $1,137   $58,249,111 4
Apr 10, 2009 11 $1,908,670 -41% 2,172 $879   $61,964,133 5
Apr 17, 2009 15 $744,406 -61% 1,116 $667   $63,749,283 6
Apr 24, 2009 18 $405,716 -45% 591 $686   $64,373,915 7
May 1, 2009 29 $149,859 -63% 250 $599   $64,632,525 8
May 8, 2009 27 $126,637 -15% 192 $660   $64,794,337 9
May 15, 2009 24 $149,586 +18% 197 $759   $64,977,532 10
May 22, 2009 18 $286,982 +92% 310 $926   $65,311,921 11
May 29, 2009 15 $327,956 +14% 283 $1,159   $65,814,397 12
Jun 5, 2009 17 $259,716 -21% 250 $1,039   $66,200,577 13
Jun 12, 2009 21 $190,943 -26% 228 $837   $66,533,945 14
Jun 19, 2009 27 $162,183 -15% 202 $803   $66,818,869 15
Jun 26, 2009 35 $81,251 -50% 154 $528   $67,013,621 16
Jul 3, 2009 39 $52,875 -35% 96 $551   $67,128,202 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 13, 2009 1 $6,734,104     3,187 $2,113   $6,734,104 1
Mar 14, 2009 1 $10,898,590 +62%   3,187 $3,420   $17,632,694 2
Mar 15, 2009 1 $6,769,520 -38%   3,187 $2,124   $24,402,214 3
Mar 16, 2009 1 $1,893,763 -72%   3,187 $594   $26,295,977 4
Mar 17, 2009 1 $1,857,175 -2%   3,187 $583   $28,153,152 5
Mar 18, 2009 1 $1,745,947 -6%   3,187 $548   $29,899,099 6
Mar 19, 2009 1 $1,811,453 +4%   3,187 $568   $31,710,552 7
Mar 20, 2009 4 $3,764,238 +108% -44% 3,187 $1,181   $35,474,790 8
Mar 21, 2009 4 $5,538,948 +47% -49% 3,187 $1,738   $41,013,738 9
Mar 22, 2009 3 $3,482,855 -37% -49% 3,187 $1,093   $44,496,593 10
Mar 23, 2009 4 $820,522 -76% -57% 3,187 $257   $45,317,115 11
Mar 24, 2009 4 $817,364 n/c -56% 3,187 $256   $46,134,479 12
Mar 25, 2009 4 $767,803 -6% -56% 3,187 $241   $46,902,282 13
Mar 26, 2009 4 $755,695 -2% -58% 3,187 $237   $47,657,977 14
Mar 27, 2009 7 $1,519,495 +101% -60% 3,268 $465   $49,177,472 15
Mar 28, 2009 6 $2,555,247 +68% -54% 3,268 $782   $51,732,719 16
Mar 29, 2009 6 $1,727,033 -32% -50% 3,268 $528   $53,459,752 17
Mar 30, 2009 6 $376,352 -78% -54% 3,268 $115   $53,836,104 18
Mar 31, 2009 6 $417,845 +11% -49% 3,268 $128   $54,253,949 19
Apr 1, 2009 6 $388,199 -7% -49% 3,268 $119   $54,642,148 20
Apr 2, 2009 6 $394,361 +2% -48% 3,268 $121   $55,036,509 21
Apr 3, 2009 8 $950,111 +141% -37% 2,825 $336   $55,986,620 22
Apr 4, 2009 8 $1,402,452 +48% -45% 2,825 $496   $57,389,072 23
Apr 5, 2009 8 $860,039 -39% -50% 2,825 $304   $58,249,111 24
Apr 6, 2009 7 $395,153 -54% +5% 2,825 $140   $58,644,264 25
Apr 7, 2009 7 $487,235 +23% +17% 2,825 $172   $59,131,499 26
Apr 8, 2009 7 $434,431 -11% +12% 2,825 $154   $59,565,930 27
Apr 9, 2009 7 $489,533 +13% +24% 2,825 $173   $60,055,463 28
Apr 10, 2009 11 $780,488 +59% -18% 2,172 $359   $60,835,951 29
Apr 11, 2009 12 $699,514 -10% -50% 2,172 $322   $61,535,465 30
Apr 12, 2009 11 $428,668 -39% -50% 2,172 $197   $61,964,133 31
Apr 13, 2009 10 $330,901 -23% -16% 2,172 $152   $62,295,034 32
Apr 14, 2009 11 $273,407 -17% -44% 2,172 $126   $62,568,441 33
Apr 15, 2009 11 $234,715 -14% -46% 2,172 $108   $62,803,156 34
Apr 16, 2009 11 $201,721 -14% -59% 2,172 $93   $63,004,877 35
May 25, 2009 16 $90,117     310 $291   $65,402,038 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 13, 2009 1 $31,710,552   3,187 $9,950   $31,710,552 1
Mar 20, 2009 4 $15,947,425 -50% 3,187 $5,004   $47,657,977 2
Mar 27, 2009 6 $7,378,532 -54% 3,268 $2,258   $55,036,509 3
Apr 3, 2009 8 $5,018,954 -32% 2,825 $1,777   $60,055,463 4
Apr 10, 2009 11 $2,949,414 -41% 2,172 $1,358   $63,004,877 5
Apr 17, 2009 16 $963,322 -67% 1,116 $863   $63,968,199 6
Apr 24, 2009 18 $514,467 -47% 591 $871   $64,482,666 7
May 1, 2009 29 $185,034 -64% 250 $740   $64,667,700 8
May 8, 2009 30 $160,246 -13% 192 $835   $64,827,946 9
May 15, 2009 25 $196,993 +23% 197 $1,000   $65,024,939 10
May 22, 2009 19 $461,502 +134% 310 $1,489   $65,486,441 11
May 29, 2009 17 $454,420 -2% 283 $1,606   $65,940,861 12
Jun 5, 2009 17 $402,141 -12% 250 $1,609   $66,343,002 13
Jun 12, 2009 21 $313,684 -22% 228 $1,376   $66,656,686 14
Jun 19, 2009 26 $275,684 -12% 202 $1,365   $66,932,370 15
Jun 26, 2009 36 $142,957 -48% 154 $928   $67,075,327 16
Jul 3, 2009 40 $97,267 -32% 96 $1,013   $67,172,594 17

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
Aug 9, 20091762,618 762,618$13,348,713$13,348,7131
Aug 16, 20093275,352-64% 1,037,970$4,884,910$18,233,6232
Aug 23, 20099101,577-63% 1,139,547$1,870,327$20,103,9503
Aug 30, 20091769,547-32% 1,209,094$1,309,396$21,413,3464
Sep 6, 20091866,208-5% 1,275,302$1,279,715$22,693,0615
Sep 13, 20091747,080-29% 1,322,382$979,123$23,672,1846
Sep 20, 20092442,656-9% 1,365,038$859,907$24,532,0917
Sep 27, 20092152,064+22% 1,417,102$1,043,279$25,575,3708
Oct 4, 20092454,326+4% 1,471,428$1,101,552$26,676,9229
Oct 11, 20091864,503+19% 1,535,931$1,261,376$27,938,29810
Oct 18, 20092150,239-22% 1,586,170$821,172$28,759,47011
Nov 29, 200929173,843 1,785,489$3,767,178$33,017,98617

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 9, 2009281,656 81,656$1,732,454$1,732,4541
Aug 16, 2009525,527-69% 107,183$529,720$2,262,1742
Aug 23, 2009119,751-62% 116,934$200,012$2,462,1863
Aug 30, 2009195,514-43% 122,448$111,941$2,574,1274
Sep 13, 2009175,247 129,710$104,515$2,731,3176

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

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

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

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

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