Red Eye (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $57,891,803Details
International Box Office $38,774,683Details
Worldwide Box Office $96,666,486
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $19,740,923 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $19,740,923
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,167,662 (27.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,079 opening theaters/3,134 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,101,505

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,574 $57,891,803
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,367 $38,774,683
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,880 $96,666,486

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: August 19th, 2005 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG, released as Red-Eye
Video Release: January 10th, 2006 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 28 Days Later…
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Keywords: In a Plane, Crime Thriller, Kidnap, Political Assassination
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Benderspink Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $7,612,892 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $13,420,547 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 86 $9,438,230 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $16,638,380 Sep 2, 2005 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2005 2 $16,167,662   3,079 $5,251   $16,167,662 1
Aug 26, 2005 3 $10,289,104 -36% 3,091 $3,329   $32,564,999 2
Sep 2, 2005 4 $7,612,892 -26% 3,134 $2,429   $43,692,089 3
Sep 9, 2005 5 $4,470,741 -41% 3,076 $1,453   $51,174,155 4
Sep 16, 2005 8 $2,859,529 -36% 2,455 $1,165   $55,185,874 5
Sep 23, 2005 14 $1,117,525 -61% 1,575 $710   $56,999,383 6
Sep 30, 2005 24 $321,609 -71% 567 $567   $57,649,061 7
Oct 7, 2005 39 $116,930 -64% 214 $546   $57,859,105 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2005 2 $6,100,000     3,079 $1,981   $6,100,000 1
Aug 20, 2005 2 $6,000,000 -2%   3,079 $1,949   $12,100,000 2
Aug 21, 2005 2 $4,100,000 -32%   3,079 $1,332   $16,167,662 3
Aug 22, 2005 2 $1,723,088 -58%   3,079 $560   $17,890,750 4
Aug 23, 2005 2 $1,604,088 -7%   3,079 $521   $19,495,631 5
Aug 24, 2005 2 $1,445,659 -10%   3,079 $470   $20,941,290 6
Aug 25, 2005 2 $1,334,605 -8%   3,079 $433   $22,275,895 7
Aug 26, 2005 3 $3,308,025 +148% -46% 3,091 $1,070   $25,583,920 8
Aug 27, 2005 3 $4,315,386 +30% -28% 3,091 $1,396   $29,899,306 9
Aug 28, 2005 3 $2,665,693 -38% -35% 3,091 $862   $32,564,999 10
Aug 29, 2005 3 $972,339 -64% -44% 3,091 $315   $33,537,338 11
Aug 30, 2005 3 $973,230 n/c -39% 3,091 $315   $34,510,568 12
Aug 31, 2005 4 $820,000 -16% -43% 3,091 $265   $35,331,000 13
Sep 1, 2005 4 $745,000 -9% -44% 3,091 $241   $36,079,197 14
Sep 2, 2005 4 $2,061,348 +177% -38% 3,134 $658   $38,140,545 15
Sep 3, 2005 4 $2,883,465 +40% -33% 3,134 $920   $41,024,010 16
Sep 4, 2005 5 $2,668,079 -7% n/c 3,134 $851   $43,692,089 17
Sep 5, 2005 5 $1,825,338 -32% +88% 3,134 $582   $45,517,427 18
Sep 6, 2005 5 $435,220 -76% -55% 3,134 $139   $45,952,647 19
Sep 7, 2005 5 $389,925 -10% -52% 3,134 $124   $46,342,572 20
Sep 8, 2005 5 $360,842 -7% -52% 3,134 $115   $46,703,414 21
Sep 9, 2005 4 $1,444,358 +300% -30% 3,076 $470   $48,147,772 22
Sep 10, 2005 5 $2,016,024 +40% -30% 3,076 $655   $50,163,796 23
Sep 11, 2005 5 $1,010,359 -50% -62% 3,076 $328   $51,174,155 24
Sep 12, 2005 6 $262,082 -74% -86% 3,076 $85   $51,436,237 25
Sep 13, 2005 5 $295,945 +13% -32% 3,076 $96   $51,732,182 26
Sep 14, 2005 5 $297,332 n/c -24% 3,076 $97   $52,029,514 27
Sep 15, 2005 6 $296,831 n/c -18% 3,076 $96   $52,326,345 28
Sep 16, 2005 8 $900,681 +203% -38% 2,455 $367   $53,227,026 29
Sep 17, 2005 8 $1,324,189 +47% -34% 2,455 $539   $54,551,215 30
Sep 18, 2005 9 $634,659 -52% -37% 2,455 $259   $55,185,874 31
Sep 19, 2005 10 $163,382 -74% -38% 2,455 $67   $55,349,256 32
Sep 20, 2005 10 $189,164 +16% -36% 2,455 $77   $55,538,420 33
Sep 21, 2005 10 $169,706 -10% -43% 2,455 $69   $55,708,126 34
Sep 22, 2005 9 $173,732 +2% -41% 2,455 $71   $55,881,858 35
Sep 23, 2005 14 $340,070 +96% -62% 1,575 $216   $56,221,928 36
Sep 24, 2005 14 $517,302 +52% -61% 1,575 $328   $56,739,230 37
Sep 25, 2005 14 $260,153 -50% -59% 1,575 $165   $56,999,383 38
Oct 10, 2005 44 $8,798     214 $41   $57,867,903 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2005 2 $22,275,895   3,079 $7,235   $22,275,895 1
Aug 26, 2005 3 $13,803,302 -38% 3,091 $4,466   $36,079,197 2
Sep 2, 2005 4 $10,624,217 -23% 3,134 $3,390   $46,703,414 3
Sep 9, 2005 5 $5,622,931 -47% 3,076 $1,828   $52,326,345 4
Sep 16, 2005 8 $3,555,513 -37% 2,455 $1,448   $55,881,858 5
Sep 23, 2005 14 $1,445,594 -59% 1,575 $918   $57,327,452 6
Sep 30, 2005 24 $414,723 -71% 567 $731   $57,742,175 7
Oct 7, 2005 41 $149,628 -64% 214 $699   $57,891,803 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Leading Cast

Rachel McAdams    Lisa Reisert
Cillian Murphy    Jackson Rippner

Supporting Cast

Brian Cox    Joe Reisert
Jayma Mays    Cynthia
Angela Paton    Nice Lady
Laura Johnson    Blonde Woman
Jack Scalia    Charles Keefe
Suzie Plakson    Senior Flight Attendant
Robert Pine    Bob Taylor

Cameos

Wes Craven    Airline Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Carl Ellsworth    Story by
Dan Foos    Story by
Chris Bender    Producer
Marianne Maddalena    Producer
Bonnie Curtis    Executive Producer
Jim Lemley    Executive Producer
J.C. Spink    Executive Producer
Mason Novick    Executive Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Bruce Alan Miller    Production Designer
Patrick Lussier    Editor
Stuart Levy    Editor
Mary Claire Hannan    Costume Designer

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November 6th, 2005

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Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

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October 9th, 2005

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October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

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September 14th, 2005

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August 29th, 2005

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August 26th, 2005

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Millions Check out Virgin

August 22nd, 2005

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August 19th, 2005

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Synopsis

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,167,662 (27.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,079 opening theaters/3,134 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,101,505

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,574 $57,891,803
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,367 $38,774,683
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,880 $96,666,486

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2005 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG, released as Red-Eye
Video Release: January 10th, 2006 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 28 Days Later…
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: In a Plane, Crime Thriller, Kidnap, Political Assassination
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Benderspink Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $7,612,892 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $13,420,547 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 86 $9,438,230 Sep 2, 2005 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $16,638,380 Sep 2, 2005 17

Leading Cast

Rachel McAdams    Lisa Reisert
Cillian Murphy    Jackson Rippner

Supporting Cast

Brian Cox    Joe Reisert
Jayma Mays    Cynthia
Angela Paton    Nice Lady
Laura Johnson    Blonde Woman
Jack Scalia    Charles Keefe
Suzie Plakson    Senior Flight Attendant
Robert Pine    Bob Taylor

Cameos

Wes Craven    Airline Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Craven    Director
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Carl Ellsworth    Story by
Dan Foos    Story by
Chris Bender    Producer
Marianne Maddalena    Producer
Bonnie Curtis    Executive Producer
Jim Lemley    Executive Producer
J.C. Spink    Executive Producer
Mason Novick    Executive Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Bruce Alan Miller    Production Designer
Patrick Lussier    Editor
Stuart Levy    Editor
Mary Claire Hannan    Costume Designer

Lord Battles to the Top

January 28th, 2006

Lord of War won the weekly race on the rental charts, taking in $7.40 million, or just over 30% of what it earned during its theatrical release. More...

Home Market: Second Wedding not quite as Opulent

January 21st, 2006

It was a busy week for new releases with three newcomers in the top five, but that didn't stop Wedding Crashers from keeping its home market crown. The DVD was able to top the charts for the second week in a row with $10.29 million, which was down 24% from last week and enough to lift its total to $24.18 million after just two weeks. More...

DVD Releases for January 10, 2006

January 9th, 2006

It is a busy week, with about a half-a-dozen special editions, several TV on DVD choices and even four first run releases hitting the home market. Of those, three of them are contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, The Constant Gardener - Buy from Amazon, Red Eye - Buy from Amazon, and Red Dwarf - Series 7. While the two movies are better in quality, Red Dwarf - Series 7's overwhelming quantity and quality of special features just lets it squeak ahead of the pack and win the coveted DVD Pick of the Week. (Although I will be picking up all three tomorrow.) More...

Chicken's Little Start on the International Scene is Lucrative

November 13th, 2005

Chicken Little started its international run with day-and-date debuts in 9 markets earning $5.54 million on 900 screens, just missing the top five in the process. Its best market was kid-friendly Mexico with $3.1 million on 600 screens, which is about on par with its opening domestically. On the other hand, the film broke records in Malaysia with $477,000 on 40 screens. Other results include a first place debuts in Russia with $1.1 million on 197 screens and in Taiwan with $463,000 on 18 screens, (including previews). More...

Zorro Steals the Show

November 6th, 2005

With The Legend of Zorro earning a nearly worldwide release this past weekend, and the imminent release of another juggernaut, there was little room for other releases this weekend on the international scene. More...

Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

Internationl Round-up: Company Nine Reaches $14 Million

October 16th, 2005

Company 9 remained in first place in Russia, its home market, down just 13% to $4.3 million for a running total of $14.3 million, which is well ahead of Revenge of the Sith's final box office in the market (which was just shy of $10 million). More...

The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

October 9th, 2005

Company 9 opened in its native market of Russia with a stunning $5.0 million over the weekend and $6.25 million including the midweek numbers, which is better than Revenge of the Sith's opening in that market. This also means there were two films that did so well in their local markets that they managed to place in the top five overall. More...

International Round-up: Red Eye Takes Off

October 2nd, 2005

Red Eye added another $3.7 million on 2,057 screens in 37 markets to its $22 million international total. The film opened in second place in both Spain with $850,000 on 215 screens and in the Netherlands with $250,000 on 59 ($300,000 including previews). More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

Charlie's Second Place Streak Ends

September 14th, 2005

After almost a month in second place, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was able to recapture first thanks primarily to a strong start in Japan and a relatively strong holdover in Australia. In Japan, the film opened in first place with $4.3 million on 338 screens, well ahead of the competition. In Australia, the film remained in second place with $3.2 million on 463 screens, down 41% from last weekend and almost five times the second placed film. It also opened in New Zealand, easily taking first place with $875,000 on 80 screens and remains a major player in the U.K. with $975,000 on 422 screens during its seventh weekend of release in that market. Overall Charlie and the Chocolate Factory earned $11.3 million on 4,100 screens in 49 markets this weekend for a $155.7 million running tally. Assuming the studio's share of the domestic box office was 66% and 50% of the international, which are fair assumptions, then the movie is just now starting to show a profit. However, this is better than many films, which have to wait until the home market before the studio recoups their costs, or in fact fail to recoup their costs. More...

Speak of the Devil

September 12th, 2005

The fall box office season got off to a fast start over the weekend thanks almost entirely to one movie. The surprisingly fast start of the box office champ helped the overall box office climb by 8.7% from last year. (Although it was down by 7.3% from last weekend, but that's better than one would expect from a post-holiday weekend.) Continuing the yearly comparison, 2005 is still behind 2004, but the margin was narrowed to 7.2% with $6.129 billion so far. More...

U.K. is Virgin Territory

September 11th, 2005

The 40-Year Old Virgin topped the U.K. marked with an impressive $3.26 million on 394 screens in the U.K., but this is probably not indicative of its potential in other international markets. The film should do well in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, but will likely struggle in non-English speaking markets. (Germany may be an exception.) More...

Transporter Delivers a Victory on Labor Day

September 6th, 2005

Most films were able to beat expectations over the weekend and that meant that Summer 2005 was able to end on a high note, sort of. The 3-day weekend was down by 3.9% from last weekend, which is no surprise given the nature of the Labor Day long weekend, but it was up 5.4% from last year. Over the four day weekend 2005 was still higher, but by just 1.0% meaning ticket sales were down from last year. Overall Summer 2005 was a massive disappointment bringing in just $3.53 billion, down 9% from last year and the lowest level since 2001's $3.34 billion. While there are a lot of possible reasons being floated around for the slump, the most likely reason is the huge number of really bad movies, several of which were released in the past few weeks. More...

Labor Day Delay

September 5th, 2005

The Labor Day long-weekend is historically the slowest long-weekend of the year when it comes to box office numbers. However, it's still a long-weekend and that means there will be a one day delay in the weekend warp-up and the per theatre charts. In the meantime here are the studio estimates for the top five, plus the two other new releases. More...

War Ends World Tour with a Blast

September 4th, 2005

War of the Worlds opened in its last international market over the weekend making $3.0 million on 583 screens in China. That's about 10% more money that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith earned, but War of the Worlds needed nearly double the number of screens. Overall the film added $4.5 million to its $345 million international total, easily the second best of the year so far. More...

Box Office Suffers Labor Day Pains

September 2nd, 2005

For the third weekend in a row we have a contender for worst movie of the year contest. In fact, this weekend there are two such movies. (And next weekend it looks like we'll have another.) Even so, there should be enough moviegoers interested in the other two releases that the weekend could show significant growth, maybe not compared to last weekend, but certainly compared to last year. More...

Virgin Twice as Nice the Second Time Around

August 29th, 2005

The last weekend in August was weaker than expected when it came to new releases, but at least holdovers generally held up well. Overall the box office was down 14.5% from last weekend and 6.1% from last year, dropping below $100 million in the process. Year-to-date 2005 has earned $5.868 billion in total ticket sales, which is down 7.8% from the same time last year. Summer is even worse - down 9.2% to $3.367 billion. More...

Box Office Prospects Look Grimm

August 26th, 2005

The last weekend in August brings us three wide releases, sort of. The widest release, and most likely weekend champion, is opening much wider than expected, but the other two films are not. One is opening in not much more than 2,000 theatres while the other didn't even crack the top ten on the theatre count chart for the weekend. On the plus side, this weekend last year was really weak, so 2005 should catch up a little bit. More...

Millions Check out Virgin

August 22nd, 2005

It was another mixed weekend at the box office as the overall box office was down, again. However, the margin was very close dipping just 5.0% from last weekend and 3.4% from last year. That helped lift the year-to-date comparison with 2005 behind 2004's pace by 7.4% at $5.722 billion while the summer session is off by 9.4% at $3.221 billion. You know you've lowered your standards when losing by a small margin is considered a victory. More...

Virgin is Delivered to Theatres

August 19th, 2005

Today's my birthday and as a gift the movie industry has given me not one, but two films with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Of course, this is also the week that Supercross: The Movie opened so we'll call it a draw. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 12 - August 18

August 18th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Into the Blue - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11

August 11th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: August

August 1st, 2005

The Dog Days of Summer. Not sure why they are called that, but it could have something to do with all the movie releases that look like dogs. What these films lack in quality, however, they are making up for in quantity, with between 13 and 17 movies being released over the four weeks. (There are few films that may or may not get wide releases and another couple that will likely get pushed back.) With this much competition, all but a few will likely bomb and most look like huge mistakes. After reading the list of predictions, head here to discuss them with other movie fans. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2005 2 $16,167,662   3,079 $5,251   $16,167,662 1
Aug 26, 2005 3 $10,289,104 -36% 3,091 $3,329   $32,564,999 2
Sep 2, 2005 4 $7,612,892 -26% 3,134 $2,429   $43,692,089 3
Sep 9, 2005 5 $4,470,741 -41% 3,076 $1,453   $51,174,155 4
Sep 16, 2005 8 $2,859,529 -36% 2,455 $1,165   $55,185,874 5
Sep 23, 2005 14 $1,117,525 -61% 1,575 $710   $56,999,383 6
Sep 30, 2005 24 $321,609 -71% 567 $567   $57,649,061 7
Oct 7, 2005 39 $116,930 -64% 214 $546   $57,859,105 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2005 2 $6,100,000     3,079 $1,981   $6,100,000 1
Aug 20, 2005 2 $6,000,000 -2%   3,079 $1,949   $12,100,000 2
Aug 21, 2005 2 $4,100,000 -32%   3,079 $1,332   $16,167,662 3
Aug 22, 2005 2 $1,723,088 -58%   3,079 $560   $17,890,750 4
Aug 23, 2005 2 $1,604,088 -7%   3,079 $521   $19,495,631 5
Aug 24, 2005 2 $1,445,659 -10%   3,079 $470   $20,941,290 6
Aug 25, 2005 2 $1,334,605 -8%   3,079 $433   $22,275,895 7
Aug 26, 2005 3 $3,308,025 +148% -46% 3,091 $1,070   $25,583,920 8
Aug 27, 2005 3 $4,315,386 +30% -28% 3,091 $1,396   $29,899,306 9
Aug 28, 2005 3 $2,665,693 -38% -35% 3,091 $862   $32,564,999 10
Aug 29, 2005 3 $972,339 -64% -44% 3,091 $315   $33,537,338 11
Aug 30, 2005 3 $973,230 n/c -39% 3,091 $315   $34,510,568 12
Aug 31, 2005 4 $820,000 -16% -43% 3,091 $265   $35,331,000 13
Sep 1, 2005 4 $745,000 -9% -44% 3,091 $241   $36,079,197 14
Sep 2, 2005 4 $2,061,348 +177% -38% 3,134 $658   $38,140,545 15
Sep 3, 2005 4 $2,883,465 +40% -33% 3,134 $920   $41,024,010 16
Sep 4, 2005 5 $2,668,079 -7% n/c 3,134 $851   $43,692,089 17
Sep 5, 2005 5 $1,825,338 -32% +88% 3,134 $582   $45,517,427 18
Sep 6, 2005 5 $435,220 -76% -55% 3,134 $139   $45,952,647 19
Sep 7, 2005 5 $389,925 -10% -52% 3,134 $124   $46,342,572 20
Sep 8, 2005 5 $360,842 -7% -52% 3,134 $115   $46,703,414 21
Sep 9, 2005 4 $1,444,358 +300% -30% 3,076 $470   $48,147,772 22
Sep 10, 2005 5 $2,016,024 +40% -30% 3,076 $655   $50,163,796 23
Sep 11, 2005 5 $1,010,359 -50% -62% 3,076 $328   $51,174,155 24
Sep 12, 2005 6 $262,082 -74% -86% 3,076 $85   $51,436,237 25
Sep 13, 2005 5 $295,945 +13% -32% 3,076 $96   $51,732,182 26
Sep 14, 2005 5 $297,332 n/c -24% 3,076 $97   $52,029,514 27
Sep 15, 2005 6 $296,831 n/c -18% 3,076 $96   $52,326,345 28
Sep 16, 2005 8 $900,681 +203% -38% 2,455 $367   $53,227,026 29
Sep 17, 2005 8 $1,324,189 +47% -34% 2,455 $539   $54,551,215 30
Sep 18, 2005 9 $634,659 -52% -37% 2,455 $259   $55,185,874 31
Sep 19, 2005 10 $163,382 -74% -38% 2,455 $67   $55,349,256 32
Sep 20, 2005 10 $189,164 +16% -36% 2,455 $77   $55,538,420 33
Sep 21, 2005 10 $169,706 -10% -43% 2,455 $69   $55,708,126 34
Sep 22, 2005 9 $173,732 +2% -41% 2,455 $71   $55,881,858 35
Sep 23, 2005 14 $340,070 +96% -62% 1,575 $216   $56,221,928 36
Sep 24, 2005 14 $517,302 +52% -61% 1,575 $328   $56,739,230 37
Sep 25, 2005 14 $260,153 -50% -59% 1,575 $165   $56,999,383 38
Oct 10, 2005 44 $8,798     214 $41   $57,867,903 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2005 2 $22,275,895   3,079 $7,235   $22,275,895 1
Aug 26, 2005 3 $13,803,302 -38% 3,091 $4,466   $36,079,197 2
Sep 2, 2005 4 $10,624,217 -23% 3,134 $3,390   $46,703,414 3
Sep 9, 2005 5 $5,622,931 -47% 3,076 $1,828   $52,326,345 4
Sep 16, 2005 8 $3,555,513 -37% 2,455 $1,448   $55,881,858 5
Sep 23, 2005 14 $1,445,594 -59% 1,575 $918   $57,327,452 6
Sep 30, 2005 24 $414,723 -71% 567 $731   $57,742,175 7
Oct 7, 2005 41 $149,628 -64% 214 $699   $57,891,803 8

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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