Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Saving Mr. Banks poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $83,299,761Details
International Box Office $31,662,764Details
Worldwide Box Office $114,962,525
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $20,215,872 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,631,486 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $28,847,358
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1961, Walt Disney invited “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers to his studio in Los Angeles to discuss, in person, his continued interest in obtaining the movie rights to her beloved book and character—a pitch he first made to her in the 1940s. Still hesitant and disinterested after all those years, Travers wanted to tell the Hollywood impresario to go fly a kite but with dwindling sales of her books and a bleak economic future looming, P.L. Travers said yes and embarked on a two-week sojourn in Los Angeles that would ultimately set the wheels of the beloved film in motion.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$413,373 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:6.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/2,671 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,293,554

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Limited) by Walt Disney
December 20th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: November 29th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Ao Encontro de Mr. Banks (Portugal)
Video Release: March 18th, 2014 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images.
(Rating bulletin 2267, 4/10/2013)
Running Time: 125 minutes
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Movie Business, Dysfunctional Family, Non-Chronological, Biography, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Ruby Films, Essential Media and Entertainment, BBC Films, Hopscotch Features
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 410 $5,279,484 Jan 17, 2014 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $6,567,910 Jan 17, 2014 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 173 $8,694,891 Jan 3, 2014 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $11,724,609 Jan 3, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 27 $4,178,852 Jan 1, 2014 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 61 $3,930,594 Dec 31, 2013 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $13,453,533 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $18,141,404 Dec 27, 2013 17
Top 2013 Theater Average 32 $27,558 Dec 13, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 18 $413,373   15 $27,558   $413,373 1
Dec 20, 2013 5 $9,344,381 +2,161% 2,110 $4,429   $9,969,867 2
Dec 27, 2013 6 $13,453,533 +44% 2,110 $6,376   $37,276,150 3
Jan 3, 2014 7 $8,694,891 -35% 2,110 $4,121   $58,958,280 4
Jan 10, 2014 8 $6,556,216 -25% 2,671 $2,455   $68,927,442 5
Jan 17, 2014 11 $3,915,229 -40% 2,449 $1,599   $75,159,526 6
Jan 24, 2014 13 $2,080,948 -47% 1,660 $1,254   $79,158,310 7
Jan 31, 2014 18 $1,069,136 -49% 1,075 $995   $81,042,113 8
Feb 28, 2014 34 $145,567   207 $703   $82,834,332 12
Mar 14, 2014 42 $76,484   107 $715   $83,112,862 14
Mar 21, 2014 46 $49,758 -35% 76 $655   $83,201,604 15
Apr 4, 2014 67 $11,335   36 $315   $83,289,481 17
Apr 11, 2014 79 $4,436 -61% 15 $296   $83,299,761 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2013 - $126,142     15 $8,409   $126,142 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $161,256 +28%   15 $10,750   $287,398 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $125,975 -22%   15 $8,398   $413,373 3
Dec 16, 2013 18 $56,296 -55%   15 $3,753   $469,669 4
Dec 17, 2013 18 $54,435 -3%   15 $3,629   $524,104 5
Dec 18, 2013 19 $50,595 -7%   15 $3,373   $574,699 6
Dec 19, 2013 18 $50,787 n/c   15 $3,386   $625,486 7
Dec 20, 2013 5 $3,087,441 +5,979% +2,348% 2,110 $1,463   $3,712,927 8
Dec 21, 2013 5 $3,427,164 +11% +2,025% 2,110 $1,624   $7,140,091 9
Dec 22, 2013 6 $2,829,776 -17% +2,146% 2,110 $1,341   $9,969,867 10
Dec 27, 2013 6 $4,720,689   +53% 2,110 $2,237   $28,543,306 15
Dec 28, 2013 4 $5,041,636 +7% +47% 2,110 $2,389   $33,584,942 16
Dec 29, 2013 4 $3,691,208 -27% +30% 2,110 $1,749   $37,276,150 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $2,880,725 -22%   2,110 $1,365   $40,156,875 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $3,930,594 +36%   2,110 $1,863   $44,087,469 19
Jan 1, 2014 6 $4,178,852 +6%   2,110 $1,980   $48,266,321 20
Jan 2, 2014 6 $1,997,068 -52%   2,110 $946   $50,263,389 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $2,952,879 +48% -37% 2,110 $1,399   $53,216,268 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $3,848,205 +30% -24% 2,110 $1,824   $57,064,473 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $1,893,807 -51% -49% 2,110 $898   $58,958,280 24
Jan 6, 2014 7 $703,688 -63% -76% 2,110 $334   $59,661,968 25
Jan 7, 2014 7 $1,028,899 +46% -74% 2,110 $488   $60,690,867 26
Jan 8, 2014 6 $844,607 -18% -80% 2,110 $400   $61,535,474 27
Jan 9, 2014 5 $835,752 -1% -58% 2,110 $396   $62,371,226 28
Jan 10, 2014 9 $1,944,201 +133% -34% 2,671 $728   $64,315,427 29
Jan 11, 2014 8 $2,970,812 +53% -23% 2,671 $1,112   $67,286,239 30
Jan 12, 2014 8 $1,641,203 -45% -13% 2,671 $614   $68,927,442 31
Jan 13, 2014 9 $508,851 -69% -28% 2,671 $191   $69,436,293 32
Jan 14, 2014 7 $689,864 +36% -33% 2,671 $258   $70,126,157 33
Jan 15, 2014 7 $552,107 -20% -35% 2,671 $207   $70,678,264 34
Jan 16, 2014 7 $566,033 +3% -32% 2,671 $212   $71,244,297 35
Jan 17, 2014 11 $1,098,510 +94% -43% 2,449 $449   $72,342,807 36
Jan 18, 2014 10 $1,788,510 +63% -40% 2,449 $730   $74,131,317 37
Jan 19, 2014 12 $1,028,209 -43% -37% 2,449 $420   $75,159,526 38
Jan 20, 2014 9 $955,486 -7% +88% 2,449 $390   $76,115,012 39
Jan 21, 2014 11 $342,380 -64% -50% 2,449 $140   $76,457,392 40
Jan 22, 2014 11 $305,372 -11% -45% 2,449 $125   $76,762,764 41
Jan 23, 2014 10 $314,598 +3% -44% 2,449 $128   $77,077,362 42
Jan 24, 2014 12 $582,144 +85% -47% 1,660 $351   $77,659,506 43
Jan 25, 2014 14 $956,565 +64% -47% 1,660 $576   $78,616,071 44
Jan 26, 2014 16 $542,239 -43% -47% 1,660 $327   $79,158,310 45
Jan 27, 2014 15 $166,192 -69% -83% 1,660 $100   $79,324,502 46
Jan 28, 2014 14 $220,757 +33% -36% 1,660 $133   $79,545,259 47
Jan 29, 2014 14 $204,194 -8% -33% 1,660 $123   $79,749,453 48
Jan 30, 2014 11 $223,524 +9% -29% 1,660 $135   $79,972,977 49
Jan 31, 2014 16 $353,747 +58% -39% 1,075 $329   $80,326,724 50
Feb 1, 2014 18 $544,894 +54% -43% 1,075 $507   $80,871,618 51
Feb 2, 2014 - $170,495 -69% -69% 1,075 $159   $81,042,113 52
Feb 3, 2014 - $92,603 -46% -44% 1,075 $86   $81,134,716 53
Feb 4, 2014 - $112,133 +21% -49% 1,075 $104   $81,246,849 54
Feb 5, 2014 - $100,349 -11% -51% 1,075 $93   $81,347,198 55
Feb 6, 2014 - $107,020 +7% -52% 1,075 $100   $81,454,218 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 24 $212,113   15 $14,141   $625,486 1
Dec 20, 2013 5 $23,197,131 +10,836% 2,110 $10,994   $23,822,617 2
Dec 27, 2013 8 $17,687,239 -24% 2,110 $8,383   $50,263,389 3
Jan 3, 2014 7 $12,107,837 -32% 2,110 $5,738   $62,371,226 4
Jan 10, 2014 8 $8,873,071 -27% 2,671 $3,322   $71,244,297 5
Jan 17, 2014 11 $5,833,065 -34% 2,449 $2,382   $77,077,362 6
Jan 24, 2014 12 $2,895,615 -50% 1,660 $1,744   $79,972,977 7
Jan 31, 2014 18 $1,481,241 -49% 1,075 $1,378   $81,454,218 8
Mar 14, 2014 41 $115,468   107 $1,079   $83,151,846 14
Apr 4, 2014 60 $17,179   36 $477   $83,295,325 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Netherlands 12/12/2013 $22,731 35 35 35 $22,731 12/13/2015
Portugal 1/31/2014 $0 0 1 1 $172,203 8/10/2016
United Kingdom 11/29/2013 $1,302,263 462 469 1,676 $6,046,671 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $25,421,159
 
International Total$31,662,764 8/10/2016

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 23, 20142234,750 234,750$4,256,018$4,256,0181
Mar 30, 2014888,731-62% 323,481$1,771,071$6,027,0892
Apr 6, 20141236,609-59% 360,090$730,716$6,757,8053
Apr 13, 20142028,478-22% 388,568$466,470$7,224,2754
Apr 20, 20141563,751+124% 452,319$896,339$8,120,6145
Apr 27, 20142412,529-80% 464,848$245,193$8,365,8076
May 4, 20142111,571-8% 476,419$229,453$8,595,2607
May 18, 20142715,617 506,324$311,403$9,191,8519
May 25, 2014257,527-52% 513,851$146,400$9,338,25110
Jun 15, 20142814,165 544,014$282,733$9,940,30513
Jan 3, 2016225,031 995,960$62,837$16,905,51294

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 23, 20142177,095 177,095$3,869,515$3,869,5151
Mar 30, 2014760,644-66% 237,739$1,759,284$5,628,7992
Apr 6, 20141121,862-64% 259,601$614,551$6,243,3503
Apr 13, 20142012,109-45% 271,710$247,989$6,491,3394
Apr 20, 20142017,909+48% 289,619$357,464$6,848,8035

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Leading Cast

Emma Thompson    P.L. Travers
Tom Hanks    Walt Disney

Supporting Cast

Paul Giamatti    Ralph
Jason Schwartzman    Richard Sherman
Bradley Whitford    Don DaGradi
Colin Farrell    Travers Goff
Annie Rose Buckley    Ginty
Ruth Wilson    Margaret Goff
B.J. Novak    Robert Sherman
Lily Bigham    Biddy
Kathy Baker    Tommie
Melanie Paxson    Dolly
Andy McPhee    Mr. Belhatchett
Rachel Griffiths    Aunt Ellie
Ronan Vibert    Diarmuid Russell
Jerry Hauck    Premier Emcee
Laura Waddell    Woman with Infant
Fuschia Kate Sumner    Flight Attendant
David Ross Paterson    Doctor
Michelle Arthur    Polly
Michael Swinehart    Porter
Bob Rusch    Doorman
Paul Tassone    Refreshment Tent Man
Luke Baines    Waiter
Demetrius Grosse    Bartender
Steven Cabral    Bank Clerk
Kimberly D'Armond    Katie Nanna
Mia Serafino    Young Woman
Claire Bocking    Nanny Claire
Dendrie Taylor    Lillian Disney

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Lee Hancock    Director
Kelly Marcel    Screenwriter
Sue Smith    Screenwriter
Alison Owen    Producer
Ian Collie    Producer
Philip Steuer    Producer
Paul Trijbits    Executive Producer
Christine Langan    Executive Producer
Andrew Mason    Executive Producer
Troy Um    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Director of Photography
Michael Corenblith    Production Designer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Daniel Orlandi    Costume Designer
Thomas Newman    Composer
Matt Sullivan    Music Supervisor
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Philip Steuer    Unit Production Manager
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Jeff Okabayashi    Assistant Director
K.C. Hodenfield    Co-Producer
Charlie Brewer    Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Keeter    Production Supervisor
Lauren Polizzi    Art Director
Samantha Avila    Assistant Art Director
Susan Benjamin    Set Decorator
Andrea Knaub    Costume Supervisor
Kate Biscoe    Make up
Julie Hewitt    Make up
Deborah Lamia Denaver    Make up
Frances Mathias    Hairstylist
Catherine Childers    Hairstylist
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Lauren Miyake    Visual Effects Producer
William Joseph Kruzykowski    Associate Editor
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Miguel Rivera    Dialogue Editor
Yann Delpuech    Sound Effects Editor
Kevin Schultz    Foley Mixer
Ron Mellegers    Foley Mixer
Trent Richmond    Foley Mixer
Mary Ann Kellogg    Choreography
J.D. Schwalm    Special Effects Coordinator

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

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

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Anchorman 2 poster

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American Hustle poster

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

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Synopsis

In 1961, Walt Disney invited “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers to his studio in Los Angeles to discuss, in person, his continued interest in obtaining the movie rights to her beloved book and character—a pitch he first made to her in the 1940s. Still hesitant and disinterested after all those years, Travers wanted to tell the Hollywood impresario to go fly a kite but with dwindling sales of her books and a bleak economic future looming, P.L. Travers said yes and embarked on a two-week sojourn in Los Angeles that would ultimately set the wheels of the beloved film in motion.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$413,373 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:6.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/2,671 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,293,554

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Limited) by Walt Disney
December 20th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: November 29th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Netherlands)
January 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Ao Encontro de Mr. Banks (Portugal)
Video Release: March 18th, 2014 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images.
(Rating bulletin 2267, 4/10/2013)
Running Time: 125 minutes
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Movie Business, Dysfunctional Family, Non-Chronological, Biography, Historical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Ruby Films, Essential Media and Entertainment, BBC Films, Hopscotch Features
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 410 $5,279,484 Jan 17, 2014 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $6,567,910 Jan 17, 2014 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 173 $8,694,891 Jan 3, 2014 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 272 $11,724,609 Jan 3, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 27 $4,178,852 Jan 1, 2014 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 61 $3,930,594 Dec 31, 2013 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $13,453,533 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $18,141,404 Dec 27, 2013 17
Top 2013 Theater Average 32 $27,558 Dec 13, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Emma Thompson    P.L. Travers
Tom Hanks    Walt Disney

Supporting Cast

Paul Giamatti    Ralph
Jason Schwartzman    Richard Sherman
Bradley Whitford    Don DaGradi
Colin Farrell    Travers Goff
Annie Rose Buckley    Ginty
Ruth Wilson    Margaret Goff
B.J. Novak    Robert Sherman
Lily Bigham    Biddy
Kathy Baker    Tommie
Melanie Paxson    Dolly
Andy McPhee    Mr. Belhatchett
Rachel Griffiths    Aunt Ellie
Ronan Vibert    Diarmuid Russell
Jerry Hauck    Premier Emcee
Laura Waddell    Woman with Infant
Fuschia Kate Sumner    Flight Attendant
David Ross Paterson    Doctor
Michelle Arthur    Polly
Michael Swinehart    Porter
Bob Rusch    Doorman
Paul Tassone    Refreshment Tent Man
Luke Baines    Waiter
Demetrius Grosse    Bartender
Steven Cabral    Bank Clerk
Kimberly D'Armond    Katie Nanna
Mia Serafino    Young Woman
Claire Bocking    Nanny Claire
Dendrie Taylor    Lillian Disney

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Lee Hancock    Director
Kelly Marcel    Screenwriter
Sue Smith    Screenwriter
Alison Owen    Producer
Ian Collie    Producer
Philip Steuer    Producer
Paul Trijbits    Executive Producer
Christine Langan    Executive Producer
Andrew Mason    Executive Producer
Troy Um    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Director of Photography
Michael Corenblith    Production Designer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Daniel Orlandi    Costume Designer
Thomas Newman    Composer
Matt Sullivan    Music Supervisor
Ronna Kress    Casting Director
Philip Steuer    Unit Production Manager
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Jeff Okabayashi    Assistant Director
K.C. Hodenfield    Co-Producer
Charlie Brewer    Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Keeter    Production Supervisor
Lauren Polizzi    Art Director
Samantha Avila    Assistant Art Director
Susan Benjamin    Set Decorator
Andrea Knaub    Costume Supervisor
Kate Biscoe    Make up
Julie Hewitt    Make up
Deborah Lamia Denaver    Make up
Frances Mathias    Hairstylist
Catherine Childers    Hairstylist
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Lauren Miyake    Visual Effects Producer
William Joseph Kruzykowski    Associate Editor
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Miguel Rivera    Dialogue Editor
Yann Delpuech    Sound Effects Editor
Kevin Schultz    Foley Mixer
Ron Mellegers    Foley Mixer
Trent Richmond    Foley Mixer
Mary Ann Kellogg    Choreography
J.D. Schwalm    Special Effects Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 18th, 2014

March 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. The good news is there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz. The bad news... there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz and they scared away the competition. Two of those four films are strong enough to be contenders for Pick of the Week, Frozen on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and American Hustle on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screeners for both of those movies, so I'm not sure which of those two is the Pick of the Week. Fortunately, the screener for 12 Years a Slave arrived and the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Goes Cold

January 7th, 2014

Frozen poster

The box office wasn't as boisterous as anticipated and this is partially due to the seasonal storm that hit the east coast. This is also partially due to weaker than expected numbers for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which only managed second place in its debut. This allowed Frozen to return to top spot on the chart, even though it was a little weaker than expected. The overall box office fell 27% from last weekend down to $141 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 4%, which isn't a good result, but it is also not terrible. Had The Marked Ones merely matched expectations, it would have been a virtual tie. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Win the New Year?

January 2nd, 2014

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the only wide release opening on the first weekend of the year. The long running franchise will have to battle a weaker release date, franchise fatigue, and several holdovers that are still going strong. It still has a good shot at first place, as does Frozen. Frozen could win the weekend, with the help of families going out to the movies one last time before school starts again. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug probably won't extend its winning streak, but it should still be pull in quite a bit of money over the weekend. Last year the year started with Texas Chainsaw 3D earning more than $20 million. Django Unchained also topped $20 million over the weekend, albeit by the tiniest margin. We might have two $20 million films this weekend as well, with as many as five additional films earning more than $10 million. If 2014 doesn't win in the year-over-year comparison, it should at least be close. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up and Holiday Schedule

December 30th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

Some studios are still closed and won't open till this time next week, so we won't have all of the final numbers for the past two weeks till then. We do have some final numbers, as well as some studio estimates that we can look at now. As for the upcoming week, it will look a lot like last week in terms of stories. We won't have a per theater chart, we might have an international top ten, while prediction, contest, and limited releases will be mostly normal. We might even have a review this weekend. (That's assuming some of the late screeners finally arrive, because at the moment I have nothing to review.) More...

Weekend Projections: Hobbit Top But Frozen Most Impressive

December 29th, 2013

Frozen poster

The Hobbit will extend its run at the top of the chart to three weekends, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, but Frozen is the real winner, with a 47% increase in box office from last weekend (the second-best in the top 10 behind Saving Mr. Banks), and a new entry in the record books as the second-most-successful film in its 6th weekend in theaters -- only Avatar tops it.

The rest of the chart is a mess of new releases enjoying varying degrees of success. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Treats or Lumps of Coal

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's the final weekend of the year and there are a lot of films fighting for spots in the top five, including five films that opened on Christmas Day. Unfortunately for those films, it looks like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will remain in first place for the third weekend in a row. The Wolf of Wall Street will likely be the biggest of the five new releases, but it is unlikely that it will have a shot at first place; it might only finish fifth. The other new releases are even weaker. Last year there were only three new releases for the final weekend of the year, but none of them bombed, so 2013 might end on a low note. 2013 should still win in the year-over-year comparison, but losing on the final weekend of the year is a bad sign for 2014's debut. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Anchorman Anchor the Box Office or will Smaug Persist

December 19th, 2013

Anchorman 2 poster

This week there are two wide releases, Anchorman: The Legend Continues and Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as two limited releases expanding wide, American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks. All four films will have to deal with last weekend's champion, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, as well as Frozen, which should do well thanks to the holidays. This weekend last year was pretty bad for a December weekend. Jack Reacher opened with $15.21 million, which put it a distant second place to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Desolation of Smaug won't make as much as An Unexpected Journey did last year, but Anchorman has a shot at first place and so the combined strength should help the box office grow in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hustle Speeds to the Top

December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

American Hustle started its box office run in limited release with a stunning average of $123,409. This is the second best per theater average for the year, behind only Frozen. Saving Mr. Banks opened in 15 theaters earning an average of $27,558. It should do well in its upcoming expansion. Inside Llewyn Davis expanded, playing in 15 theaters over the weekend while its per theater average fell to $23,786. It will continue to expand. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,869. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

2014 Awards Season: SAG a Slave to Slave

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

SAG handed out nominations over the week, and like with the Independent Spirit Awards, 12 Years a Slave led the way and earned four nominations. It wasn't the only film that was singled out. More...

Limited Releases look to Save America

December 13th, 2013

American Hustle poster

On the one hand, this is an amazing weekend for limited releases as there are not one, but two films opening that are very likely going to earn multiple Oscar nominations. On the other hand, most films opening this weekend are earning weak releases. The two main Oscar contenders are American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks, while The Crash Reel is up for Best Feature-Length Documentary. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 18 $413,373   15 $27,558   $413,373 1
Dec 20, 2013 5 $9,344,381 +2,161% 2,110 $4,429   $9,969,867 2
Dec 27, 2013 6 $13,453,533 +44% 2,110 $6,376   $37,276,150 3
Jan 3, 2014 7 $8,694,891 -35% 2,110 $4,121   $58,958,280 4
Jan 10, 2014 8 $6,556,216 -25% 2,671 $2,455   $68,927,442 5
Jan 17, 2014 11 $3,915,229 -40% 2,449 $1,599   $75,159,526 6
Jan 24, 2014 13 $2,080,948 -47% 1,660 $1,254   $79,158,310 7
Jan 31, 2014 18 $1,069,136 -49% 1,075 $995   $81,042,113 8
Feb 28, 2014 34 $145,567   207 $703   $82,834,332 12
Mar 14, 2014 42 $76,484   107 $715   $83,112,862 14
Mar 21, 2014 46 $49,758 -35% 76 $655   $83,201,604 15
Apr 4, 2014 67 $11,335   36 $315   $83,289,481 17
Apr 11, 2014 79 $4,436 -61% 15 $296   $83,299,761 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2013 - $126,142     15 $8,409   $126,142 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $161,256 +28%   15 $10,750   $287,398 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $125,975 -22%   15 $8,398   $413,373 3
Dec 16, 2013 18 $56,296 -55%   15 $3,753   $469,669 4
Dec 17, 2013 18 $54,435 -3%   15 $3,629   $524,104 5
Dec 18, 2013 19 $50,595 -7%   15 $3,373   $574,699 6
Dec 19, 2013 18 $50,787 n/c   15 $3,386   $625,486 7
Dec 20, 2013 5 $3,087,441 +5,979% +2,348% 2,110 $1,463   $3,712,927 8
Dec 21, 2013 5 $3,427,164 +11% +2,025% 2,110 $1,624   $7,140,091 9
Dec 22, 2013 6 $2,829,776 -17% +2,146% 2,110 $1,341   $9,969,867 10
Dec 27, 2013 6 $4,720,689   +53% 2,110 $2,237   $28,543,306 15
Dec 28, 2013 4 $5,041,636 +7% +47% 2,110 $2,389   $33,584,942 16
Dec 29, 2013 4 $3,691,208 -27% +30% 2,110 $1,749   $37,276,150 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $2,880,725 -22%   2,110 $1,365   $40,156,875 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $3,930,594 +36%   2,110 $1,863   $44,087,469 19
Jan 1, 2014 6 $4,178,852 +6%   2,110 $1,980   $48,266,321 20
Jan 2, 2014 6 $1,997,068 -52%   2,110 $946   $50,263,389 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $2,952,879 +48% -37% 2,110 $1,399   $53,216,268 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $3,848,205 +30% -24% 2,110 $1,824   $57,064,473 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $1,893,807 -51% -49% 2,110 $898   $58,958,280 24
Jan 6, 2014 7 $703,688 -63% -76% 2,110 $334   $59,661,968 25
Jan 7, 2014 7 $1,028,899 +46% -74% 2,110 $488   $60,690,867 26
Jan 8, 2014 6 $844,607 -18% -80% 2,110 $400   $61,535,474 27
Jan 9, 2014 5 $835,752 -1% -58% 2,110 $396   $62,371,226 28
Jan 10, 2014 9 $1,944,201 +133% -34% 2,671 $728   $64,315,427 29
Jan 11, 2014 8 $2,970,812 +53% -23% 2,671 $1,112   $67,286,239 30
Jan 12, 2014 8 $1,641,203 -45% -13% 2,671 $614   $68,927,442 31
Jan 13, 2014 9 $508,851 -69% -28% 2,671 $191   $69,436,293 32
Jan 14, 2014 7 $689,864 +36% -33% 2,671 $258   $70,126,157 33
Jan 15, 2014 7 $552,107 -20% -35% 2,671 $207   $70,678,264 34
Jan 16, 2014 7 $566,033 +3% -32% 2,671 $212   $71,244,297 35
Jan 17, 2014 11 $1,098,510 +94% -43% 2,449 $449   $72,342,807 36
Jan 18, 2014 10 $1,788,510 +63% -40% 2,449 $730   $74,131,317 37
Jan 19, 2014 12 $1,028,209 -43% -37% 2,449 $420   $75,159,526 38
Jan 20, 2014 9 $955,486 -7% +88% 2,449 $390   $76,115,012 39
Jan 21, 2014 11 $342,380 -64% -50% 2,449 $140   $76,457,392 40
Jan 22, 2014 11 $305,372 -11% -45% 2,449 $125   $76,762,764 41
Jan 23, 2014 10 $314,598 +3% -44% 2,449 $128   $77,077,362 42
Jan 24, 2014 12 $582,144 +85% -47% 1,660 $351   $77,659,506 43
Jan 25, 2014 14 $956,565 +64% -47% 1,660 $576   $78,616,071 44
Jan 26, 2014 16 $542,239 -43% -47% 1,660 $327   $79,158,310 45
Jan 27, 2014 15 $166,192 -69% -83% 1,660 $100   $79,324,502 46
Jan 28, 2014 14 $220,757 +33% -36% 1,660 $133   $79,545,259 47
Jan 29, 2014 14 $204,194 -8% -33% 1,660 $123   $79,749,453 48
Jan 30, 2014 11 $223,524 +9% -29% 1,660 $135   $79,972,977 49
Jan 31, 2014 16 $353,747 +58% -39% 1,075 $329   $80,326,724 50
Feb 1, 2014 18 $544,894 +54% -43% 1,075 $507   $80,871,618 51
Feb 2, 2014 - $170,495 -69% -69% 1,075 $159   $81,042,113 52
Feb 3, 2014 - $92,603 -46% -44% 1,075 $86   $81,134,716 53
Feb 4, 2014 - $112,133 +21% -49% 1,075 $104   $81,246,849 54
Feb 5, 2014 - $100,349 -11% -51% 1,075 $93   $81,347,198 55
Feb 6, 2014 - $107,020 +7% -52% 1,075 $100   $81,454,218 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 24 $212,113   15 $14,141   $625,486 1
Dec 20, 2013 5 $23,197,131 +10,836% 2,110 $10,994   $23,822,617 2
Dec 27, 2013 8 $17,687,239 -24% 2,110 $8,383   $50,263,389 3
Jan 3, 2014 7 $12,107,837 -32% 2,110 $5,738   $62,371,226 4
Jan 10, 2014 8 $8,873,071 -27% 2,671 $3,322   $71,244,297 5
Jan 17, 2014 11 $5,833,065 -34% 2,449 $2,382   $77,077,362 6
Jan 24, 2014 12 $2,895,615 -50% 1,660 $1,744   $79,972,977 7
Jan 31, 2014 18 $1,481,241 -49% 1,075 $1,378   $81,454,218 8
Mar 14, 2014 41 $115,468   107 $1,079   $83,151,846 14
Apr 4, 2014 60 $17,179   36 $477   $83,295,325 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Netherlands 12/12/2013 $22,731 35 35 35 $22,731 12/13/2015
Portugal 1/31/2014 $0 0 1 1 $172,203 8/10/2016
United Kingdom 11/29/2013 $1,302,263 462 469 1,676 $6,046,671 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $25,421,159
 
International Total$31,662,764 8/10/2016

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 23, 20142234,750 234,750$4,256,018$4,256,0181
Mar 30, 2014888,731-62% 323,481$1,771,071$6,027,0892
Apr 6, 20141236,609-59% 360,090$730,716$6,757,8053
Apr 13, 20142028,478-22% 388,568$466,470$7,224,2754
Apr 20, 20141563,751+124% 452,319$896,339$8,120,6145
Apr 27, 20142412,529-80% 464,848$245,193$8,365,8076
May 4, 20142111,571-8% 476,419$229,453$8,595,2607
May 18, 20142715,617 506,324$311,403$9,191,8519
May 25, 2014257,527-52% 513,851$146,400$9,338,25110
Jun 15, 20142814,165 544,014$282,733$9,940,30513
Jan 3, 2016225,031 995,960$62,837$16,905,51294

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 23, 20142177,095 177,095$3,869,515$3,869,5151
Mar 30, 2014760,644-66% 237,739$1,759,284$5,628,7992
Apr 6, 20141121,862-64% 259,601$614,551$6,243,3503
Apr 13, 20142012,109-45% 271,710$247,989$6,491,3394
Apr 20, 20142017,909+48% 289,619$357,464$6,848,8035

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