Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $84,185,387Details
International Box Office $96,671,609Details
Worldwide Box Office $180,856,996
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In this live-action sequel, the lovable dog Scooby-Doo once again joins his pals Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne as they stumble into another seemingly supernatural mystery. In addition to facing off against various monsters that are tormenting their town, the gang must deal with television journalist Heather Jasper-Howe, who is out to discredit their investigations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,438,331 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,312 opening theaters/3,312 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $142,749,134

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $84,185,387
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $96,671,609
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $180,856,996

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


Watch Now On

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Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 26th, 2004 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Wide), released as Scooby-doo: Monsters Unleashed (Australia)
Video Release: September 14th, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary action, rude humor and language
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Scooby-Doo
Comparisons: vs. Scooby-Doo
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Live Action Cartoon, Animal Lead, Monster, Family Adventure, Amatuer Slueth, Talking Animals, Investigative Journalist, False Identity, Surprise Twist, Presumed Dead
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $8,015,496 Apr 9, 2004 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 131 $14,585,362 Apr 9, 2004 17
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 85 $29,438,331 Mar 26, 2004 3
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 58 $29,438,331 Mar 26, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 26, 2004 1 $29,438,331   3,312 $8,888   $29,438,331 1
Apr 2, 2004 3 $14,788,422 -50% 3,312 $4,465   $49,746,466 2
Apr 9, 2004 7 $8,015,496 -46% 3,130 $2,561   $62,878,150 3
Apr 16, 2004 6 $5,227,232 -35% 2,810 $1,860   $72,307,969 4
Apr 23, 2004 6 $3,417,478 -35% 2,420 $1,412   $76,795,462 5
Apr 30, 2004 10 $2,289,484 -33% 1,915 $1,196   $79,672,914 6
May 7, 2004 12 $1,009,389 -56% 1,309 $771   $81,038,467 7
May 14, 2004 14 $643,454 -36% 667 $965   $81,874,116 8
May 21, 2004 27 $156,469 -76% 404 $387   $82,106,653 9
May 28, 2004 51 $51,397 -67% 153 $336   $82,232,704 10
Jun 4, 2004 16 $215,073 +318% 205 $1,049   $82,476,099 11
Jun 11, 2004 26 $121,790 -43% 138 $883   $82,654,491 12
Jun 18, 2004 46 $39,619 -67% 84 $472   $82,727,447 13
Jun 25, 2004 22 $208,461 +426% 259 $805   $82,954,771 14
Jul 2, 2004 26 $146,474 -30% 251 $584   $83,249,377 15
Jul 9, 2004 30 $134,443 -8% 207 $649   $83,542,929 16
Jul 16, 2004 36 $120,884 -10% 185 $653   $83,766,187 17
Jul 23, 2004 43 $79,453 -34% 160 $497   $83,919,289 18
Jul 30, 2004 47 $62,783 -21% 121 $519   $84,045,006 19
Aug 6, 2004 54 $41,104 -35% 110 $374   $84,132,857 20
Aug 13, 2004 68 $25,035 -39% 72 $348   $84,185,387 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 26, 2004 1 $8,500,000     3,312 $2,566   $8,500,000 1
Mar 27, 2004 1 $12,743,150 +50%   3,312 $3,848   $21,356,188 2
Mar 28, 2004 1 $8,082,143 -37%   3,312 $2,440   $29,438,331 3
Mar 29, 2004 1 $1,502,000 -81%   3,312 $454   $30,941,000 4
Mar 30, 2004 1 $1,412,000 -6%   3,312 $426   $32,353,000 5
Mar 31, 2004 1 $1,333,000 -6%   3,312 $402   $33,686,000 6
Apr 1, 2004 1 $1,275,000 -4%   3,312 $385   $34,961,000 7
Apr 2, 2004 4 $3,633,000 +185% -57% 3,312 $1,097   $38,594,000 8
Apr 3, 2004 2 $6,724,251 +85% -47% 3,312 $2,030   $45,261,765 9
Apr 4, 2004 2 $4,484,701 -33% -45% 3,312 $1,354   $49,746,466 10
Apr 5, 2004 5 $1,141,000 -75% -24% 3,312 $345   $50,888,000 11
Apr 6, 2004 5 $1,164,000 +2% -18% 3,312 $351   $52,052,000 12
Apr 7, 2004 5 $1,155,000 -1% -13% 3,312 $349   $53,207,000 13
Apr 8, 2004 3 $1,706,000 +48% +34% 3,312 $515   $54,913,000 14
Apr 9, 2004 6 $3,049,000 +79% -16% 3,130 $974   $57,962,000 15
Apr 10, 2004 7 $2,897,159 -5% -57% 3,130 $926   $60,981,881 16
Apr 11, 2004 6 $1,896,269 -35% -58% 3,130 $606   $62,878,150 17
Apr 12, 2004 2 $1,654,000 -13% +45% 3,130 $528   $64,532,000 18
Apr 13, 2004 2 $968,000 -41% -17% 3,130 $309   $65,500,000 19
Apr 14, 2004 2 $842,000 -13% -27% 3,130 $269   $66,343,000 20
Apr 15, 2004 3 $738,000 -12% -57% 3,130 $236   $67,081,000 21
Apr 16, 2004 6 $1,400,000 +90% -54% 2,810 $498   $68,500,000 22
Apr 17, 2004 6 $2,312,495 +65% -20% 2,810 $823   $70,721,175 23
Apr 18, 2004 4 $1,586,794 -31% -16% 2,810 $565   $72,307,969 24
Apr 19, 2004 10 $237,000 -85% -86% 2,810 $84   $72,545,000 25
Apr 20, 2004 11 $248,000 +5% -74% 2,810 $88   $72,793,000 26
Apr 21, 2004 8 $287,000 +16% -66% 2,810 $102   $73,080,000 27
Apr 22, 2004 8 $298,000 +4% -60% 2,810 $106   $73,378,000 28
Apr 23, 2004 10 $700,000 +135% -50% 2,420 $289   $74,100,000 29
Apr 24, 2004 7 $1,443,206 +106% -38% 2,420 $596   $75,575,562 30
Apr 25, 2004 5 $1,219,900 -15% -23% 2,420 $504   $76,795,462 31
Apr 26, 2004 9 $163,000 -87% -31% 2,420 $67   $76,959,000 32
Apr 29, 2004 10 $134,000   -55% 2,420 $55   $77,383,000 35
May 1, 2004 10 $1,042,280   -28% 1,915 $544   $78,825,891 37
May 2, 2004 9 $847,023 -19% -31% 1,915 $442   $79,672,914 38
May 8, 2004 11 $449,777   -57% 1,309 $344   $80,680,002 44

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 26, 2004 1 $34,958,044   3,312 $10,555   $34,958,044 1
Apr 2, 2004 3 $19,904,610 -43% 3,312 $6,010   $54,862,654 2
Apr 9, 2004 6 $12,218,083 -39% 3,130 $3,904   $67,080,737 3
Apr 16, 2004 6 $6,297,247 -48% 2,810 $2,241   $73,377,984 4
Apr 23, 2004 6 $4,005,446 -36% 2,420 $1,655   $77,383,430 5
Apr 30, 2004 11 $2,645,648 -34% 1,915 $1,382   $80,029,078 6
May 7, 2004 13 $1,201,584 -55% 1,309 $918   $81,230,662 7
May 14, 2004 18 $719,522 -40% 667 $1,079   $81,950,184 8
May 21, 2004 27 $231,123 -68% 404 $572   $82,181,307 9
May 28, 2004 49 $79,719 -66% 153 $521   $82,261,026 10
Jun 4, 2004 21 $271,675 +241% 205 $1,325   $82,532,701 11
Jun 11, 2004 31 $155,127 -43% 138 $1,124   $82,687,828 12
Jun 18, 2004 44 $58,482 -62% 84 $696   $82,746,310 13
Jun 25, 2004 23 $356,593 +510% 259 $1,377   $83,102,903 14
Jul 2, 2004 30 $305,583 -14% 251 $1,217   $83,408,486 15
Jul 9, 2004 29 $236,817 -23% 207 $1,144   $83,645,303 16
Jul 16, 2004 38 $194,533 -18% 185 $1,052   $83,839,836 17
Jul 23, 2004 39 $142,387 -27% 160 $890   $83,982,223 18
Jul 30, 2004 42 $109,530 -23% 121 $905   $84,091,753 19
Aug 6, 2004 53 $68,599 -37% 110 $624   $84,160,352 20
Aug 13, 2004 70 $25,035 -64% 72 $348   $84,185,387 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $1,051,389 328 328 2,290 $7,693,917 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $88,977,692
 
International Total$96,671,609 4/8/2020

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.

Lead Ensemble Members

Sarah Michelle Gellar    Daphne Blake
Freddie Prinze, Jr.    Fred Jones
Matthew Lillard    Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers
Linda Cardellini    Velma Dinkley
Neil Fanning    Scooby-Doo

Supporting Cast

Seth Green    Patrick Wisely
Alicia Silverstone    Heather Jasper-Howe
Peter Boyle    Old Man Wickles
Tim Blake Nelson    Jacobo
Zahf Paroo    Ned

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

Production and Technical Credits

Raja Gosnell    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
David Newman    Composer
Alan G. Glazer    Co-Producer
Misha Bukowski    Third Assistant Director

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

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

DVD Releases for September 14, 2004

September 13th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week. This week was a strong week for independent films with Baadasssss! - Buy from Amazon, THX 1138 - The George Lucas Director's Cut - Buy from Amazon and Slacker - The Criterion Collection - Buy from Amazon all coming out on DVD. All worth picking up, but if I have to limit myself to just one of them, (and after last week's spending spree, I have to) it would be THX 1138 - The George Lucas Director's Cut - Buy from Amazon. More...

$100 Million Opening for Van Helsing

May 11th, 2004

In addition to the $51.7 million Van Helsing earned at the domestic box office, the monster movie made $55.3 million on 5,254 screens in 41 markets internationally. Not only was that easily the largest box office this weekend, but it was the best we've seen this year. Some highlights were the $9.9 million in the U.K. and $7 million in Germany. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. A strong home market will be needed before Universal sees a profit. More...

Kill Bill Volume 2 Beats Competition, Volume 1

April 27th, 2004

Kill Bill: Volume 2's first foray into the foreign markets proved very profitable. The film earned $18.5 million in 21 markets and increases compared to the debut of the original in all but one market. Many of those increases were in the double-digit range so it's an impressive start. Unfortunately, one of the largest markets for the first film, Japan, saw a huge 47% drop for Volume 2. This can easily be explained by the fact that half of Volume 1 took place in Japan. More...

Fire on Top as Two Films have $20 million Openings

April 26th, 2004

This was a weird weekend. We had a record-breaking event when two movies opened with $20 million and that's the first time that's ever happened in April. However, the total box office was still down more than 5% from last weekend. It was up 6% from the same time last year, sort of. It's getting really confusion doing the yearly comparisons because last year April had four weekends, while this year it has five. More...

Passion Drops Post-Easter but Still Stays on Top

April 20th, 2004

The Passion of the Christ saw large drop-offs in many international markets but openings in nine others helped stabilize its overall box office. Maybe. I'm getting some conflicting reports on the box office figures. $14.6 or $25 is the two prevailing estimates I've found. I do believe the $25 million is for the whole week while the $14.6 million is for the weekend. More...

Easter Helps Passion Stay on Top

April 13th, 2004

It was hardly a surprise that The Passion of the Christ was able to take top spot over Easter weekend. What is a surprise is the amount; just $26 million is barely an increase from last weekend. There was only one new opening, but it was in Italy, one of the most staunchly Catholic nations. The film did cross $100 million internationally some time during the mid-week, but a serious post-Easter drop-off is expected. More...

Passion's Top Draw

April 6th, 2004

Another 7 openings helped keep The Passion of the Christ in top spot with $25.4 million. And the same pattern is holding true, the smaller the market the better the result. In Spain it opened to $3.2 million, about on par with Gothika's opening at the end of February. In South Korea it opened first with $2.3 million, significantly below the local productions that have been taking tops spot for most of the year. So far the film has earned just over $80 million internationally and over $400 million worldwide. More...

Not Quite a Heavenly Start

April 5th, 2004

April started like a lion, especially compared to last year. The week-to-week increase was an respectable 6.1% while the box office was up an stupendous 28.2% from last year. Year to date 2004 is now up 7% on 2003 with an excellent chance of earning an even bigger lead during the rest of the month since 2003 had a poor April. More...

Boy, oh Boy!

April 2nd, 2004

April starts out like a lion as four movies open wide, two of them are opening mega-wide, (theatre counts over 3000.) And with the box office humming along at double digit increases from last year we could see records broken this week. More...

Top Dog

March 29th, 2004

There were a few of surprises this week, some good and some bad. This bag of mixed blessings helped the box office to a flat week-to-week result, moving up of less than $10,000 or 0.007%. Continued weakness this time last year helped 2004 shoot up by 14% but the year-to-date figurers are still only 6% above 2003. Weak mid-week numbers have prevented 2004 from putting real distance between it and 2003. More...

Can Scooby Doo Two Top Original?

March 26th, 2004

Four movies open wide this weekend, or maybe it would be more accurate to say one and three halves as only one film opens in more than 1,600 theatres. This makes the race for top spot not so tough to predict, but the rest of the top ten is wide open. The three smaller openings are hoping for strong word of mouth, but as last week's soft debut for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind tells us, that's a risky bet. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 12 - March 18

March 19th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Connie and Carla - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 5 - March 11

March 11th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, The Ladykillers - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 27 - March 4

March 4th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, The Prince & Me - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for January 30 - February 5

February 6th, 2004

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 the winner for the week. Miracle - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 23 - January 29

January 29th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for January 2 - January 8

January 8th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for November 21 - November 28

November 27th, 2003

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Movie Websites Launches for August 7 - August 13

August 13th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for July 24 - July 30

July 30th, 2003



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Synopsis

In this live-action sequel, the lovable dog Scooby-Doo once again joins his pals Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne as they stumble into another seemingly supernatural mystery. In addition to facing off against various monsters that are tormenting their town, the gang must deal with television journalist Heather Jasper-Howe, who is out to discredit their investigations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,438,331 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,312 opening theaters/3,312 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $142,749,134

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $84,185,387
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,141 $96,671,609
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $180,856,996

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 26th, 2004 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Wide), released as Scooby-doo: Monsters Unleashed (Australia)
Video Release: September 14th, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary action, rude humor and language
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Scooby-Doo
Comparisons: vs. Scooby-Doo
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Live Action Cartoon, Animal Lead, Monster, Family Adventure, Amatuer Slueth, Talking Animals, Investigative Journalist, False Identity, Surprise Twist, Presumed Dead
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $8,015,496 Apr 9, 2004 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 131 $14,585,362 Apr 9, 2004 17
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 85 $29,438,331 Mar 26, 2004 3
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 58 $29,438,331 Mar 26, 2004 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Sarah Michelle Gellar    Daphne Blake
Freddie Prinze, Jr.    Fred Jones
Matthew Lillard    Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers
Linda Cardellini    Velma Dinkley
Neil Fanning    Scooby-Doo

Supporting Cast

Seth Green    Patrick Wisely
Alicia Silverstone    Heather Jasper-Howe
Peter Boyle    Old Man Wickles
Tim Blake Nelson    Jacobo
Zahf Paroo    Ned

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

Production and Technical Credits

Raja Gosnell    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
David Newman    Composer
Alan G. Glazer    Co-Producer
Misha Bukowski    Third Assistant Director

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

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

DVD Releases for September 14, 2004

September 13th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week. This week was a strong week for independent films with Baadasssss! - Buy from Amazon, THX 1138 - The George Lucas Director's Cut - Buy from Amazon and Slacker - The Criterion Collection - Buy from Amazon all coming out on DVD. All worth picking up, but if I have to limit myself to just one of them, (and after last week's spending spree, I have to) it would be THX 1138 - The George Lucas Director's Cut - Buy from Amazon. More...

$100 Million Opening for Van Helsing

May 11th, 2004

In addition to the $51.7 million Van Helsing earned at the domestic box office, the monster movie made $55.3 million on 5,254 screens in 41 markets internationally. Not only was that easily the largest box office this weekend, but it was the best we've seen this year. Some highlights were the $9.9 million in the U.K. and $7 million in Germany. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. A strong home market will be needed before Universal sees a profit. More...

Kill Bill Volume 2 Beats Competition, Volume 1

April 27th, 2004

Kill Bill: Volume 2's first foray into the foreign markets proved very profitable. The film earned $18.5 million in 21 markets and increases compared to the debut of the original in all but one market. Many of those increases were in the double-digit range so it's an impressive start. Unfortunately, one of the largest markets for the first film, Japan, saw a huge 47% drop for Volume 2. This can easily be explained by the fact that half of Volume 1 took place in Japan. More...

Fire on Top as Two Films have $20 million Openings

April 26th, 2004

This was a weird weekend. We had a record-breaking event when two movies opened with $20 million and that's the first time that's ever happened in April. However, the total box office was still down more than 5% from last weekend. It was up 6% from the same time last year, sort of. It's getting really confusion doing the yearly comparisons because last year April had four weekends, while this year it has five. More...

Passion Drops Post-Easter but Still Stays on Top

April 20th, 2004

The Passion of the Christ saw large drop-offs in many international markets but openings in nine others helped stabilize its overall box office. Maybe. I'm getting some conflicting reports on the box office figures. $14.6 or $25 is the two prevailing estimates I've found. I do believe the $25 million is for the whole week while the $14.6 million is for the weekend. More...

Easter Helps Passion Stay on Top

April 13th, 2004

It was hardly a surprise that The Passion of the Christ was able to take top spot over Easter weekend. What is a surprise is the amount; just $26 million is barely an increase from last weekend. There was only one new opening, but it was in Italy, one of the most staunchly Catholic nations. The film did cross $100 million internationally some time during the mid-week, but a serious post-Easter drop-off is expected. More...

Passion's Top Draw

April 6th, 2004

Another 7 openings helped keep The Passion of the Christ in top spot with $25.4 million. And the same pattern is holding true, the smaller the market the better the result. In Spain it opened to $3.2 million, about on par with Gothika's opening at the end of February. In South Korea it opened first with $2.3 million, significantly below the local productions that have been taking tops spot for most of the year. So far the film has earned just over $80 million internationally and over $400 million worldwide. More...

Not Quite a Heavenly Start

April 5th, 2004

April started like a lion, especially compared to last year. The week-to-week increase was an respectable 6.1% while the box office was up an stupendous 28.2% from last year. Year to date 2004 is now up 7% on 2003 with an excellent chance of earning an even bigger lead during the rest of the month since 2003 had a poor April. More...

Boy, oh Boy!

April 2nd, 2004

April starts out like a lion as four movies open wide, two of them are opening mega-wide, (theatre counts over 3000.) And with the box office humming along at double digit increases from last year we could see records broken this week. More...

Top Dog

March 29th, 2004

There were a few of surprises this week, some good and some bad. This bag of mixed blessings helped the box office to a flat week-to-week result, moving up of less than $10,000 or 0.007%. Continued weakness this time last year helped 2004 shoot up by 14% but the year-to-date figurers are still only 6% above 2003. Weak mid-week numbers have prevented 2004 from putting real distance between it and 2003. More...

Can Scooby Doo Two Top Original?

March 26th, 2004

Four movies open wide this weekend, or maybe it would be more accurate to say one and three halves as only one film opens in more than 1,600 theatres. This makes the race for top spot not so tough to predict, but the rest of the top ten is wide open. The three smaller openings are hoping for strong word of mouth, but as last week's soft debut for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind tells us, that's a risky bet. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 12 - March 18

March 19th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Connie and Carla - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 5 - March 11

March 11th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, The Ladykillers - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 27 - March 4

March 4th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, The Prince & Me - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 30 - February 5

February 6th, 2004

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 the winner for the week. Miracle - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 23 - January 29

January 29th, 2004

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 the winner for the week. It was a two-way race this week as most sites on today's list had either small updates or launched flash sites that were mostly marked 'coming soon.' In the end, Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed took this week's top prize. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 2 - January 8

January 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week we have a larger list to make up for the holidays, but a winter storm took out my internet access on Tuesday / Wednesday so the column is a little late today. Here the list of new releases, updated sites, and some upcoming releases that slipped through the cracks, including the winner for the week Along Came Polly - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for November 21 - November 28

November 27th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's a list of highlights, plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 7 - August 13

August 13th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for July 24 - July 30

July 30th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 26, 2004 1 $29,438,331   3,312 $8,888   $29,438,331 1
Apr 2, 2004 3 $14,788,422 -50% 3,312 $4,465   $49,746,466 2
Apr 9, 2004 7 $8,015,496 -46% 3,130 $2,561   $62,878,150 3
Apr 16, 2004 6 $5,227,232 -35% 2,810 $1,860   $72,307,969 4
Apr 23, 2004 6 $3,417,478 -35% 2,420 $1,412   $76,795,462 5
Apr 30, 2004 10 $2,289,484 -33% 1,915 $1,196   $79,672,914 6
May 7, 2004 12 $1,009,389 -56% 1,309 $771   $81,038,467 7
May 14, 2004 14 $643,454 -36% 667 $965   $81,874,116 8
May 21, 2004 27 $156,469 -76% 404 $387   $82,106,653 9
May 28, 2004 51 $51,397 -67% 153 $336   $82,232,704 10
Jun 4, 2004 16 $215,073 +318% 205 $1,049   $82,476,099 11
Jun 11, 2004 26 $121,790 -43% 138 $883   $82,654,491 12
Jun 18, 2004 46 $39,619 -67% 84 $472   $82,727,447 13
Jun 25, 2004 22 $208,461 +426% 259 $805   $82,954,771 14
Jul 2, 2004 26 $146,474 -30% 251 $584   $83,249,377 15
Jul 9, 2004 30 $134,443 -8% 207 $649   $83,542,929 16
Jul 16, 2004 36 $120,884 -10% 185 $653   $83,766,187 17
Jul 23, 2004 43 $79,453 -34% 160 $497   $83,919,289 18
Jul 30, 2004 47 $62,783 -21% 121 $519   $84,045,006 19
Aug 6, 2004 54 $41,104 -35% 110 $374   $84,132,857 20
Aug 13, 2004 68 $25,035 -39% 72 $348   $84,185,387 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 26, 2004 1 $8,500,000     3,312 $2,566   $8,500,000 1
Mar 27, 2004 1 $12,743,150 +50%   3,312 $3,848   $21,356,188 2
Mar 28, 2004 1 $8,082,143 -37%   3,312 $2,440   $29,438,331 3
Mar 29, 2004 1 $1,502,000 -81%   3,312 $454   $30,941,000 4
Mar 30, 2004 1 $1,412,000 -6%   3,312 $426   $32,353,000 5
Mar 31, 2004 1 $1,333,000 -6%   3,312 $402   $33,686,000 6
Apr 1, 2004 1 $1,275,000 -4%   3,312 $385   $34,961,000 7
Apr 2, 2004 4 $3,633,000 +185% -57% 3,312 $1,097   $38,594,000 8
Apr 3, 2004 2 $6,724,251 +85% -47% 3,312 $2,030   $45,261,765 9
Apr 4, 2004 2 $4,484,701 -33% -45% 3,312 $1,354   $49,746,466 10
Apr 5, 2004 5 $1,141,000 -75% -24% 3,312 $345   $50,888,000 11
Apr 6, 2004 5 $1,164,000 +2% -18% 3,312 $351   $52,052,000 12
Apr 7, 2004 5 $1,155,000 -1% -13% 3,312 $349   $53,207,000 13
Apr 8, 2004 3 $1,706,000 +48% +34% 3,312 $515   $54,913,000 14
Apr 9, 2004 6 $3,049,000 +79% -16% 3,130 $974   $57,962,000 15
Apr 10, 2004 7 $2,897,159 -5% -57% 3,130 $926   $60,981,881 16
Apr 11, 2004 6 $1,896,269 -35% -58% 3,130 $606   $62,878,150 17
Apr 12, 2004 2 $1,654,000 -13% +45% 3,130 $528   $64,532,000 18
Apr 13, 2004 2 $968,000 -41% -17% 3,130 $309   $65,500,000 19
Apr 14, 2004 2 $842,000 -13% -27% 3,130 $269   $66,343,000 20
Apr 15, 2004 3 $738,000 -12% -57% 3,130 $236   $67,081,000 21
Apr 16, 2004 6 $1,400,000 +90% -54% 2,810 $498   $68,500,000 22
Apr 17, 2004 6 $2,312,495 +65% -20% 2,810 $823   $70,721,175 23
Apr 18, 2004 4 $1,586,794 -31% -16% 2,810 $565   $72,307,969 24
Apr 19, 2004 10 $237,000 -85% -86% 2,810 $84   $72,545,000 25
Apr 20, 2004 11 $248,000 +5% -74% 2,810 $88   $72,793,000 26
Apr 21, 2004 8 $287,000 +16% -66% 2,810 $102   $73,080,000 27
Apr 22, 2004 8 $298,000 +4% -60% 2,810 $106   $73,378,000 28
Apr 23, 2004 10 $700,000 +135% -50% 2,420 $289   $74,100,000 29
Apr 24, 2004 7 $1,443,206 +106% -38% 2,420 $596   $75,575,562 30
Apr 25, 2004 5 $1,219,900 -15% -23% 2,420 $504   $76,795,462 31
Apr 26, 2004 9 $163,000 -87% -31% 2,420 $67   $76,959,000 32
Apr 29, 2004 10 $134,000   -55% 2,420 $55   $77,383,000 35
May 1, 2004 10 $1,042,280   -28% 1,915 $544   $78,825,891 37
May 2, 2004 9 $847,023 -19% -31% 1,915 $442   $79,672,914 38
May 8, 2004 11 $449,777   -57% 1,309 $344   $80,680,002 44

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 26, 2004 1 $34,958,044   3,312 $10,555   $34,958,044 1
Apr 2, 2004 3 $19,904,610 -43% 3,312 $6,010   $54,862,654 2
Apr 9, 2004 6 $12,218,083 -39% 3,130 $3,904   $67,080,737 3
Apr 16, 2004 6 $6,297,247 -48% 2,810 $2,241   $73,377,984 4
Apr 23, 2004 6 $4,005,446 -36% 2,420 $1,655   $77,383,430 5
Apr 30, 2004 11 $2,645,648 -34% 1,915 $1,382   $80,029,078 6
May 7, 2004 13 $1,201,584 -55% 1,309 $918   $81,230,662 7
May 14, 2004 18 $719,522 -40% 667 $1,079   $81,950,184 8
May 21, 2004 27 $231,123 -68% 404 $572   $82,181,307 9
May 28, 2004 49 $79,719 -66% 153 $521   $82,261,026 10
Jun 4, 2004 21 $271,675 +241% 205 $1,325   $82,532,701 11
Jun 11, 2004 31 $155,127 -43% 138 $1,124   $82,687,828 12
Jun 18, 2004 44 $58,482 -62% 84 $696   $82,746,310 13
Jun 25, 2004 23 $356,593 +510% 259 $1,377   $83,102,903 14
Jul 2, 2004 30 $305,583 -14% 251 $1,217   $83,408,486 15
Jul 9, 2004 29 $236,817 -23% 207 $1,144   $83,645,303 16
Jul 16, 2004 38 $194,533 -18% 185 $1,052   $83,839,836 17
Jul 23, 2004 39 $142,387 -27% 160 $890   $83,982,223 18
Jul 30, 2004 42 $109,530 -23% 121 $905   $84,091,753 19
Aug 6, 2004 53 $68,599 -37% 110 $624   $84,160,352 20
Aug 13, 2004 70 $25,035 -64% 72 $348   $84,185,387 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $1,051,389 328 328 2,290 $7,693,917 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $88,977,692
 
International Total$96,671,609 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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