Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Sherlock Holmes poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $209,028,679Details
International Box Office $289,409,533Details
Worldwide Box Office $498,438,212
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $52,169,031 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $27,737,668 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $79,906,699
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$62,304,277 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,626 opening theaters/3,626 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $295,448,355

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $209,028,679
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 294 $289,409,533
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 242 $498,438,212

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: December 25th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
Running Time: 133 minutes
Franchise: Sherlock Holmes
Comparisons: vs. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Bare Knuckle Fighting, Action Adventure, 1890s, Set in London, Set in England, Occult
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 197 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $150m 192 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $200m 192 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $50m 218 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $9,889,154 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $14,163,171 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 109 $12,033,507 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $17,234,297 Jan 15, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 20 $36,612,481 Jan 1, 2010 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $36,612,481 Jan 1, 2010 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $52,436,125 Jan 1, 2010 10
Biggest 2nd Friday 79 $14,889,882 Jan 1, 2010 8
Biggest Domestic January Day 45 $14,889,882 Jan 1, 2010 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 73 $8,691,781 Dec 31, 2009 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 64 $9,723,643 Dec 30, 2009 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 93 $10,217,042 Dec 29, 2009 5
Biggest 1st Monday 94 $11,166,213 Dec 28, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 22 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 89 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 47 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 9 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 95 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 39 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 8 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $93,871,778 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 1 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 1 $93,871,778 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 62 $17,183 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 22 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 94 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic December Day 64 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 7 $209,028,679 Dec 25, 2009 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 2 $62,304,277   3,626 $17,183   $62,304,277 1
Jan 1, 2010 2 $36,612,481 -41% 3,626 $10,097   $138,715,437 2
Jan 8, 2010 2 $16,585,327 -55% 3,626 $4,574   $165,153,093 3
Jan 15, 2010 5 $9,889,154 -40% 3,173 $3,117   $180,082,554 4
Jan 22, 2010 6 $6,628,069 -33% 2,670 $2,482   $191,076,852 5
Jan 29, 2010 8 $4,515,344 -32% 2,250 $2,007   $197,601,522 6
Feb 5, 2010 10 $2,535,174 -44% 1,805 $1,405   $201,484,470 7
Feb 12, 2010 16 $1,591,601 -37% 950 $1,675   $204,055,200 8
Feb 19, 2010 16 $846,490 -47% 713 $1,187   $205,534,198 9
Feb 26, 2010 20 $608,032 -28% 462 $1,316   $206,419,248 10
Mar 5, 2010 21 $406,338 -33% 345 $1,178   $207,022,408 11
Mar 12, 2010 23 $238,410 -41% 216 $1,104   $207,401,207 12
Mar 19, 2010 20 $405,443 +70% 372 $1,090   $207,902,824 13
Mar 26, 2010 25 $315,351 -22% 290 $1,087   $208,394,875 14
Apr 2, 2010 30 $165,405 -48% 232 $713   $208,711,166 15
Apr 9, 2010 35 $99,362 -40% 158 $629   $208,897,390 16
Apr 16, 2010 45 $48,018 -52% 92 $522   $208,978,879 17
Apr 23, 2010 53 $23,660 -51% 47 $503   $209,019,489 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2009 1 $24,608,941     3,626 $6,787   $24,608,941 1
Dec 26, 2009 2 $21,837,175 -11%   3,626 $6,022   $46,446,116 2
Dec 27, 2009 2 $15,858,161 -27%   3,626 $4,373   $62,304,277 3
Dec 28, 2009 3 $11,166,213 -30%   3,626 $3,079   $73,470,490 4
Dec 29, 2009 3 $10,217,042 -9%   3,626 $2,818   $83,687,532 5
Dec 30, 2009 3 $9,723,643 -5%   3,626 $2,682   $93,411,175 6
Dec 31, 2009 3 $8,691,781 -11%   3,626 $2,397   $102,102,956 7
Jan 1, 2010 2 $14,889,882 +71% -39% 3,626 $4,106   $116,992,838 8
Jan 2, 2010 2 $14,373,564 -3% -34% 3,626 $3,964   $131,366,402 9
Jan 3, 2010 3 $7,349,035 -49% -54% 3,626 $2,027   $138,715,437 10
Jan 4, 2010 2 $2,911,461 -60% -74% 3,626 $803   $141,626,898 11
Jan 5, 2010 2 $2,702,422 -7% -74% 3,626 $745   $144,329,320 12
Jan 6, 2010 2 $2,319,326 -14% -76% 3,626 $640   $146,648,646 13
Jan 7, 2010 2 $1,919,120 -17% -78% 3,626 $529   $148,567,766 14
Jan 8, 2010 3 $5,073,809 +164% -66% 3,626 $1,399   $153,641,575 15
Jan 9, 2010 3 $7,332,551 +45% -49% 3,626 $2,022   $160,974,126 16
Jan 10, 2010 3 $4,178,967 -43% -43% 3,626 $1,153   $165,153,093 17
Jan 11, 2010 2 $1,227,375 -71% -58% 3,626 $338   $166,380,468 18
Jan 12, 2010 2 $1,404,213 +14% -48% 3,626 $387   $167,784,681 19
Jan 13, 2010 2 $1,204,248 -14% -48% 3,626 $332   $168,988,929 20
Jan 14, 2010 2 $1,204,471 n/c -37% 3,626 $332   $170,193,400 21
Jan 15, 2010 4 $2,830,536 +135% -44% 3,173 $892   $173,023,936 22
Jan 16, 2010 5 $4,118,208 +45% -44% 3,173 $1,298   $177,142,144 23
Jan 17, 2010 6 $2,940,410 -29% -30% 3,173 $927   $180,082,554 24
Jan 18, 2010 6 $2,144,353 -27% +75% 3,173 $676   $182,226,907 25
Jan 19, 2010 4 $806,284 -62% -43% 3,173 $254   $183,033,191 26
Jan 20, 2010 5 $688,355 -15% -43% 3,173 $217   $183,721,546 27
Jan 21, 2010 5 $727,237 +6% -40% 3,173 $229   $184,448,783 28
Jan 22, 2010 7 $1,970,056 +171% -30% 2,670 $738   $186,418,839 29
Jan 23, 2010 6 $3,296,193 +67% -20% 2,670 $1,235   $189,715,032 30
Jan 24, 2010 7 $1,361,820 -59% -54% 2,670 $510   $191,076,852 31
Jan 25, 2010 6 $484,342 -64% -77% 2,670 $181   $191,561,194 32
Jan 26, 2010 8 $533,276 +10% -34% 2,670 $200   $192,094,470 33
Jan 27, 2010 5 $482,467 -10% -30% 2,670 $181   $192,576,937 34
Jan 28, 2010 4 $509,241 +6% -30% 2,670 $191   $193,086,178 35
Jan 29, 2010 8 $1,215,502 +139% -38% 2,250 $540   $194,301,680 36
Jan 30, 2010 8 $2,100,070 +73% -36% 2,250 $933   $196,401,750 37
Jan 31, 2010 9 $1,199,772 -43% -12% 2,250 $533   $197,601,522 38
Feb 1, 2010 7 $339,052 -72% -30% 2,250 $151   $197,940,574 39
Feb 2, 2010 8 $345,533 +2% -35% 2,250 $154   $198,286,107 40
Feb 3, 2010 8 $335,110 -3% -31% 2,250 $149   $198,621,217 41
Feb 4, 2010 8 $328,079 -2% -36% 2,250 $146   $198,949,296 42
Feb 5, 2010 10 $782,417 +138% -36% 1,805 $433   $199,731,713 43
Feb 6, 2010 10 $1,353,130 +73% -36% 1,805 $750   $201,084,843 44
Feb 7, 2010 12 $399,627 -70% -67% 1,805 $221   $201,484,470 45
Feb 8, 2010 10 $237,431 -41% -30% 1,805 $132   $201,721,901 46
Feb 9, 2010 10 $246,167 +4% -29% 1,805 $136   $201,968,068 47
Feb 10, 2010 10 $228,429 -7% -32% 1,805 $127   $202,196,497 48
Feb 11, 2010 10 $267,102 +17% -19% 1,805 $148   $202,463,599 49
Feb 12, 2010 16 $326,828 +22% -58% 950 $344   $202,790,427 50
Feb 13, 2010 15 $630,082 +93% -53% 950 $663   $203,420,509 51
Feb 14, 2010 16 $634,691 +1% +59% 950 $668   $204,055,200 52
Feb 15, 2010 15 $295,796 -53% +25% 950 $311   $204,350,996 53
Feb 16, 2010 17 $110,217 -63% -55% 950 $116   $204,461,213 54
Feb 17, 2010 15 $106,911 -3% -53% 950 $113   $204,568,124 55
Feb 18, 2010 15 $119,584 +12% -55% 950 $126   $204,687,708 56
Feb 19, 2010 15 $234,131 +96% -28% 713 $328   $204,921,839 57
Feb 20, 2010 16 $412,074 +76% -35% 713 $578   $205,333,913 58
Feb 21, 2010 16 $200,285 -51% -68% 713 $281   $205,534,198 59
Feb 22, 2010 - $64,121 -68% -78% 713 $90   $205,598,319 60
Feb 23, 2010 - $67,101 +5% -39% 713 $94   $205,665,420 61
Feb 24, 2010 - $69,362 +3% -35% 713 $97   $205,734,782 62
Feb 25, 2010 - $76,434 +10% -36% 713 $107   $205,811,216 63
Feb 26, 2010 - $167,421 +119% -28% 462 $362   $205,978,637 64
Feb 27, 2010 - $306,091 +83% -26% 462 $663   $206,284,728 65
Feb 28, 2010 - $134,520 -56% -33% 462 $291   $206,419,248 66
Mar 1, 2010 - $44,392 -67% -31% 462 $96   $206,463,640 67
Mar 2, 2010 - $52,082 +17% -22% 462 $113   $206,515,722 68
Mar 3, 2010 - $48,437 -7% -30% 462 $105   $206,564,159 69
Mar 4, 2010 - $51,911 +7% -32% 462 $112   $206,616,070 70
Mar 5, 2010 - $124,427 +140% -26% 345 $361   $206,740,497 71
Mar 6, 2010 - $196,589 +58% -36% 345 $570   $206,937,086 72
Mar 7, 2010 - $85,322 -57% -37% 345 $247   $207,022,408 73
Mar 8, 2010 - $31,570 -63% -29% 345 $92   $207,053,978 74
Mar 9, 2010 - $36,305 +15% -30% 345 $105   $207,090,283 75
Mar 10, 2010 - $36,017 -1% -26% 345 $104   $207,126,300 76
Mar 11, 2010 - $36,497 +1% -30% 345 $106   $207,162,797 77
Mar 12, 2010 - $72,366 +98% -42% 216 $335   $207,235,163 78
Mar 13, 2010 - $111,459 +54% -43% 216 $516   $207,346,622 79
Mar 14, 2010 - $54,585 -51% -36% 216 $253   $207,401,207 80
Mar 15, 2010 - $22,772 -58% -28% 216 $105   $207,423,979 81
Mar 16, 2010 - $26,187 +15% -28% 216 $121   $207,450,166 82
Mar 17, 2010 - $21,998 -16% -39% 216 $102   $207,472,164 83
Mar 18, 2010 - $25,217 +15% -31% 216 $117   $207,497,381 84
Mar 19, 2010 - $124,640 +394% +72% 372 $335   $207,622,021 85
Mar 20, 2010 - $173,001 +39% +55% 372 $465   $207,795,022 86
Mar 21, 2010 - $107,802 -38% +97% 372 $290   $207,902,824 87
Mar 22, 2010 - $44,199 -59% +94% 372 $119   $207,947,023 88
Mar 23, 2010 - $44,567 +1% +70% 372 $120   $207,991,590 89
Mar 24, 2010 - $41,078 -8% +87% 372 $110   $208,032,668 90
Mar 25, 2010 - $46,856 +14% +86% 372 $126   $208,079,524 91
Mar 26, 2010 - $98,803 +111% -21% 290 $341   $208,178,327 92
Mar 27, 2010 - $134,954 +37% -22% 290 $465   $208,313,281 93
Mar 28, 2010 - $81,594 -40% -24% 290 $281   $208,394,875 94
Mar 29, 2010 - $35,085 -57% -21% 290 $121   $208,429,960 95
Mar 30, 2010 - $38,593 +10% -13% 290 $133   $208,468,553 96
Mar 31, 2010 - $35,119 -9% -15% 290 $121   $208,503,672 97
Apr 1, 2010 - $42,089 +20% -10% 290 $145   $208,545,761 98
Apr 2, 2010 - $62,610 +49% -37% 232 $270   $208,608,371 99
Apr 3, 2010 - $66,555 +6% -51% 232 $287   $208,674,926 100
Apr 4, 2010 - $36,240 -46% -56% 232 $156   $208,711,166 101
Apr 5, 2010 - $21,944 -39% -37% 232 $95   $208,733,110 102
Apr 6, 2010 - $21,663 -1% -44% 232 $93   $208,754,773 103
Apr 7, 2010 - $20,514 -5% -42% 232 $88   $208,775,287 104
Apr 8, 2010 - $22,741 +11% -46% 232 $98   $208,798,028 105
Apr 9, 2010 - $32,703 +44% -48% 158 $207   $208,830,731 106
Apr 10, 2010 - $46,408 +42% -30% 158 $294   $208,877,139 107
Apr 11, 2010 - $20,251 -56% -44% 158 $128   $208,897,390 108
Apr 12, 2010 - $8,506 -58% -61% 158 $54   $208,905,896 109
Apr 13, 2010 - $8,531 n/c -61% 158 $54   $208,914,427 110
Apr 14, 2010 - $7,978 -6% -61% 158 $50   $208,922,405 111
Apr 15, 2010 - $8,456 +6% -63% 158 $54   $208,930,861 112
Apr 16, 2010 - $15,618 +85% -52% 92 $170   $208,946,479 113
Apr 17, 2010 - $22,036 +41% -53% 92 $240   $208,968,515 114
Apr 18, 2010 - $10,364 -53% -49% 92 $113   $208,978,879 115
Apr 19, 2010 - $3,739 -64% -56% 92 $41   $208,982,618 116
Apr 20, 2010 - $4,093 +9% -52% 92 $44   $208,986,711 117
Apr 21, 2010 - $4,420 +8% -45% 92 $48   $208,991,131 118
Apr 22, 2010 - $4,698 +6% -44% 92 $51   $208,995,829 119
Apr 23, 2010 - $6,905 +47% -56% 47 $147   $209,002,734 120
Apr 24, 2010 - $11,432 +66% -48% 47 $243   $209,014,166 121
Apr 25, 2010 - $5,323 -53% -49% 47 $113   $209,019,489 122
Apr 26, 2010 - $2,297 -57% -39% 47 $49   $209,021,786 123
Apr 27, 2010 - $2,143 -7% -48% 47 $46   $209,023,929 124
Apr 28, 2010 - $2,317 +8% -48% 47 $49   $209,026,246 125
Apr 29, 2010 - $2,433 +5% -48% 47 $52   $209,028,679 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 2 $102,102,956   3,626 $28,159   $102,102,956 1
Jan 1, 2010 2 $46,464,810 -54% 3,626 $12,814   $148,567,766 2
Jan 8, 2010 2 $21,625,634 -53% 3,626 $5,964   $170,193,400 3
Jan 15, 2010 5 $14,255,383 -34% 3,173 $4,493   $184,448,783 4
Jan 22, 2010 6 $8,637,395 -39% 2,670 $3,235   $193,086,178 5
Jan 29, 2010 7 $5,863,118 -32% 2,250 $2,606   $198,949,296 6
Feb 5, 2010 10 $3,514,303 -40% 1,805 $1,947   $202,463,599 7
Feb 12, 2010 16 $2,224,109 -37% 950 $2,341   $204,687,708 8
Feb 19, 2010 16 $1,123,508 -49% 713 $1,576   $205,811,216 9
Feb 26, 2010 20 $804,854 -28% 462 $1,742   $206,616,070 10
Mar 5, 2010 20 $546,727 -32% 345 $1,585   $207,162,797 11
Mar 12, 2010 23 $334,584 -39% 216 $1,549   $207,497,381 12
Mar 19, 2010 20 $582,143 +74% 372 $1,565   $208,079,524 13
Mar 26, 2010 27 $466,237 -20% 290 $1,608   $208,545,761 14
Apr 2, 2010 31 $252,267 -46% 232 $1,087   $208,798,028 15
Apr 9, 2010 35 $132,833 -47% 158 $841   $208,930,861 16
Apr 16, 2010 46 $64,968 -51% 92 $706   $208,995,829 17
Apr 23, 2010 56 $32,850 -49% 47 $699   $209,028,679 18

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
Apr 4, 201021,125,095 1,125,095$19,115,364$19,115,3641
Apr 11, 20102350,339-69% 1,475,434$5,952,260$25,067,6242
Apr 18, 20102261,851-25% 1,737,285$4,448,848$29,516,4723
Apr 25, 20106122,654-53% 1,859,939$2,083,891$31,600,3634
May 2, 2010788,362-28% 1,948,301$1,469,460$33,069,8235
May 9, 20106105,516+19% 2,053,817$1,348,494$34,418,3176
May 16, 20101172,616-31% 2,126,433$906,974$35,325,2917
May 23, 20102151,745-29% 2,178,178$812,396$36,137,6878
May 30, 20102044,790-13% 2,222,968$895,352$37,033,0399
Jun 6, 20102531,229-30% 2,254,197$593,039$37,626,07810
Jun 13, 20103024,379-22% 2,278,576$375,924$38,002,00211
Jun 20, 2010979,959+228% 2,358,535$965,105$38,967,10712
Jun 27, 20102532,770-59% 2,391,305$547,259$39,514,36613
Jul 4, 20102930,285-8% 2,421,590$590,255$40,104,62114
Jun 17, 20121455,887 2,927,117$413,005$45,889,872116
Jun 24, 20122327,277-51% 2,954,394$231,582$46,121,454117
Jul 1, 20122226,216-4% 2,980,610$204,485$46,325,939118
Jul 8, 20122131,279+19% 3,011,889$267,435$46,593,374119
Jul 15, 20122236,060+15% 3,047,949$323,098$46,916,472120
Jul 22, 20122822,162-39% 3,070,111$196,577$47,113,049121
Jul 29, 20121935,924+62% 3,106,035$308,587$47,421,636122
Jan 6, 20132934,374 3,420,573$137,152$49,879,666145
Feb 10, 20132129,242 3,513,268$116,676$50,342,243150

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 4, 20101432,313 432,313$10,072,893$10,072,8931
Apr 11, 2010295,491-78% 527,804$2,256,461$12,329,3542
Apr 18, 2010174,967-21% 602,771$1,873,425$14,202,7793
Apr 25, 2010351,914-31% 654,685$1,297,336$15,500,1154
May 2, 2010437,446-28% 692,131$935,767$16,435,8825
May 9, 2010725,769-31% 717,900$643,956$17,079,8386
May 16, 2010918,575-28% 736,475$464,184$17,544,0227
May 23, 20101215,802-15% 752,277$394,892$17,938,9148
May 30, 20101310,364-34% 762,641$258,991$18,197,9059
Jun 6, 2010155,806-44% 768,447$143,867$18,341,77210
Jun 20, 2010826,851 802,715$519,039$19,025,68412
Jun 27, 2010159,793-64% 812,508$208,694$19,234,37813
Jul 4, 20101210,790+10% 823,298$231,875$19,466,25314
Sep 26, 2010174,740 857,800$73,430$20,000,73826
Oct 3, 2010147,249+53% 865,049$126,271$20,127,00927
Oct 17, 2010912,028 880,586$197,025$20,381,51329
Oct 24, 2010199,276-23% 889,862$161,771$20,543,28430
Nov 14, 2010199,606 909,363$144,469$20,846,72133
Jun 19, 20111116,846 1,018,451$168,293$22,100,88064
Jun 26, 2011207,334-56% 1,025,785$73,268$22,174,14865
Jun 17, 20121321,084 1,189,595$306,347$24,554,257116
Jun 24, 20121113,162-38% 1,202,757$193,354$24,747,611117
Jul 1, 2012209,799-26% 1,212,556$143,942$24,891,553118
Jul 8, 20121316,188+65% 1,228,744$237,806$25,129,359119
Jul 15, 20121314,878-8% 1,243,622$218,711$25,348,070120
Jul 22, 20121516,912+14% 1,260,534$249,787$25,597,857121
Jul 29, 20121711,741-31% 1,272,275$172,480$25,770,337122

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Leading Cast

Robert Downey, Jr.    Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law    Dr. Watson

Supporting Cast

Rachel McAdams    Irene Adler
Mark Strong    Blackwood
Eddie Marsan    Inspector Lestrade
Kelly Reilly    Mary Morstan
James Fox    Sir Thomas Rotheram
Hans Matheson    Lord Coward
Geraldine James    Mrs. Hudson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Guy Ritchie    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
Dan Lin    Producer
Michael Robert Johnson    Screenwriter
Anthony Peckham    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Screenwriter
Lionel Wigram    Story Creator
Michael Robert Johnson    Story Creator
Philippe Rousselot    Cinematographer
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
James Herbert    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Niall Moroney    Supervising Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Nick Gottschalk    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Set Decorator
Jenny Beavan    Costume Designer
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
James Mather    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Fentum    Sound Designer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Chas Jarrett    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Holt    Special Effects Supervisor
Flanklin Henson    Stunt Coordinator
Frank Ferrara, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator
Richad R. Ryan    Fight Choreographer
Lauren Meek    Associate Producer
Peter Eskelsen    Associate Producer
Max Keene    Assistant Director
Paul Jennings    Second Unit Director
Alan Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Alan Stewart    Casting Director
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer

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

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Win is Elemental

April 28th, 2010

None of the new releases were able to reach the top five and only four were able to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart. This left Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in first place for the third week row as it sold an additional 263,000 units, lifting its running tally to 3.22 million units sold for $54.59 million total. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Scores a Second Win

April 20th, 2010

The week ending April 11 was one of the weakest weeks in a long time for new releases, with not a single one reaching the top five on the DVD sales chart. Only three reached the top 30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel remained the best selling DVD with 394,000 units sold for the week, pumping its total sales to 2.93 million units after two. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Does More Than Squeak Out a Win

April 13th, 2010

The latest DVD sales chart reflects heavy discounts for pre-Easter sales, so it comes as no surprise that family films did so well. This includes Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which led all new releases, scoring first place with 1.98 million units sold and $33.75 million in sales. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

The Round Up opened in sixth place with $6.32 million on 632 screens in 3 markets. Of that, $5.67 million was earned on 602 screens in France, which was easily enough for first place in that market. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

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

International Details: Princess Still Treated Like Royalty Overseas

February 21st, 2010

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

Will New Releases Feel the Love?

February 11th, 2010

Its Valentine's Day on Sunday and Presidents' Day on Monday, which means there are two reasons to be bullish when predicting the box office this weekend. On the other hand, none of the new releases are earning overall positive reviews, which is a bad sign. There is good news, as the same was true last year and two of the three new releases struggled at the box office. This leaves 2010 an opportunity to end the slump, which has reached four weeks, and prevent admissions from slipping further below last year's pace. More...

International Top Five: Another Week, Another Milestone for Avatar

February 10th, 2010

Avatar's legs on the international scene are as strong as they come. It remained in first place for the eighth weekend in a row, this time down just 17% to $79.44 million on 10,298 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.59 billion internationally and $2.21 billion worldwide. Japan was added to the list of markets where the film has hit the century mark with $108.04 million, including $6.41 million on 650 screens this weekend. Other results of note came in the U.K, where it became the biggest hit of all time, at least in terms of British Pounds. In American Dollars, the film has $112.19 million after making $6.77 million on 417 screens this weekend. Additionally, we can now report that China has overtaken France as the film's most lucrative market, leading now by $144.4 million to $141.4 million. This is not only big new for this film, but huge news for the industry as a whole. China is now a major player at the international box office, both as a consumer and also as a producer. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits Century Mark

February 3rd, 2010

It was another milestone weekend for Avatar as it became the first film to ever reach $2 billion worldwide. It did so despite falling below $100 million over the weekend for the first time during its run. That said, it still pulled in an incredible $95.44 million on 11,088 screens in 84 markets for a total of $1.45 billion internationally and $2.05 billion worldwide. Its biggest market was Italy where it added $10.38 million on 800 screens over the weekend for a total of $52.94 million after three. Its best market overall remains France where it has $133.9 million, but China is catching up with $126.3 million. The film also reached the century mark in the U.K. with $103.52 million, including $7.74 million on 424 screens over the weekend and in Germany with $102.03 million including $7.88 million on 599 screens. It may have already gotten there in Russia, while it is about a week away from that milestone in Japan, Australia, South Korea. Additionally, it looks like it is just a matter of time for Spain and Italy. That would be ten markets with $100 million or more, to go with the countless other records the film has already set. The next major milestone is $1.84 billion internationally, which is what Titanicmade worldwide. And with its impressive list of Oscar nominations, $2 billion internationally becomes a lot more likely. And who knows, perhaps even $3 billion worldwide? We are dealing with unprecedented numbers, so the usual rules about Oscar bounces just don't apply. Winning could result in a flood at the box office, or its publicity could be at saturation levels already and it won't have a major effect. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Not Hurting for Oscar Nominations

February 2nd, 2010

Oscar nominations were announced at 5:38 this morning, continuing a tradition that have never been adequately explained to me. (Why so early in the morning? Does earning an Oscar nomination become sweeter if people have to wake you up to congratulate you?) Leading the way in nominations were Avatar and The Hurt Locker, both of which pick up nine nods each, many of them in the same categories. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Tops the World

January 27th, 2010

As expected, Avatar became the highest grossing film on the international chart over the weekend while it had to wait until Monday to do the same worldwide. Over the weekend, it made $108.27 million on 11,925 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.29 billion internationally and $1.84 billion worldwide, as of Sunday night. The film had already crossed $100 million France, while it did the same in China with $102.3 million, including $11.7 million on 1,013 screens this past weekend. It is about to hit the century mark in Germany ($93.24 million); Russia ($93.22 million); and the U.K. ($92.80 million). It could have enough left in the tank to do the same in a number of other markets, but it will be more challenging. For instance, in South Korea it added $5.43 million on 526 screens to take its running tally to $79.31 million while it had similar results in Japan ($5.75 million over the weekend and $77.73 million in total), Australia ($5.07 million on 420 screens for $76.76 million) and in Spain ($5.65 million on 579 screens for $73.88 million). It is too early to tell where it will end up in Italy, but it did add $12.38 million on 856 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.49 million after two. It could reach $100 million or more in ten markets. Calling it amazing seems redundant at this point. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Reaches Ten Digits

January 21st, 2010

For only the second time in box office history a film has reached $1 billion internationally. That film is of course Avatar, which again led the way at the international box office over the weekend. It added $128.87 million on 14,575 screens in 95 markets for a total of $1.12 billion internationally and $1.61 billion worldwide, as of Sunday. Avatar's only major opening of the weekend was in Italy, which is also the last territory to get the movie. In that market, it set a record for biggest box office debut with $13.88 million on 848 screens. Other markets of note include China where it added $17.9 million on 2,509 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.6 million, which is the best ever for that market. It also broke the all-time record in South Korea with $71.91 million after a month of release, including $6.11 million on 579 screens this past weekend. Meanwhile France remains its most lucrative market with a running tally of $115.3 million after $11.6 million this weekend. There are a number of other markets where the film looks poised to cross the century mark (Russia at $86.15 million so far, Germany at $82.74 million, U.K. at $80.76 million, etc.) and the film continues to set records in numerous markets, as it is domestically. At this pace, the film could top Titanic on the international stage as early as this weekend, while worldwide it is just a matter of time. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Has a Golden Night

January 17th, 2010

Some might debate the predictive value of The Golden Globes. After all, they don't have all of the same categories as the Oscars, and the results for Best Picture in particular have varied from the Oscar result many times over the years. However, it is hard to argue with the free publicity a film gets from winning, and the big winner tonight was Avatar. More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits New Milestones

January 13th, 2010

Titanic... You're next. Avatar saw its weekend box office climb by 10% to $150.99 million on 15,301 screens in 93 markets for a total of $915.05 million internationally and $1.35 billion worldwide. This is now the second highest grossing film of all time, and at this rate Titanic's seemingly insurmountable record is very much within reach. In fact, Avatar is now the biggest ever release in Russia with $76.17 million, including $11.14 million on 927 screens this past weekend and it has broken all-time records in other smaller markets and is coming close in a number of major markets. Additionally, the film had the biggest opening in China, where it debuted with $41.4 million on 2,474 screens. That would be a pretty good opening domestically, so to see it in an international market is enormous. I'll be very, very interested to see if this is a aberration, or this is a sign that China is becoming the biggest international market. Other markets of note include France, where it has crossed the $100 million mark, the first international market where it reached that milestone. This won't be the last market where the film reaches $100 million, while by this time next week it will have reached $1 billion internationally and $1.5 billion worldwide. More...

Avatar Has Another Titanic Weekend

January 11th, 2010

There were few major surprises over the weekend, but the biggest was Avatar's unbelievable hold, as the film again beat expectations. The overall box office also beat expectations with $162 million. This was 27% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was up 9.5% compared to the same weekend last year. It's very early in the year, but 2010 already has more than a $100 million lead over 2009's pace, leading $447 million to $341 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Rolls On as Daybreakers Leads New Releases

January 10th, 2010

It was another weekend of total box office domination for Avatar, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $48.5 million, the alien adventure movie was down just 29% from New Year's weekend, and shot past $400 million. Fox estimates it will have $429 million by the end of the day on Sunday. The new releases were never going to compete at that level, but Daybreakers had a decent opening with a 3-day estimate of $15 million, enough only for 4th place behind Sherlock Holmes ($16.1 million for $165.2 million cume) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) ($16.3 million for $178.2 million). More...

Will New Releases Break Avatar's Hold on the Box Office?

January 7th, 2010

It's tough to be a studio releasing a new film this weekend, as all the hype is going to the holdovers, almost all of which is going to Avatar's massive box office run. None of the new releases have any real hope of making a dent in that films' box office dominance, while it is possible that none of the new releases will reach the top three over the weekend. That said, there's a chance that Avatar will make more money this weekend than the combined openings of last year's two biggest releases, while there's little doubt the year-over-year comparison will continue to impress. More...

International Top Five - Billion Dollar Blockbuster

January 6th, 2010

For only the fifth time in history, a film has reached $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That film is, of course, Avatar, which again dominated the international chart with $138.85 million on 13,784 screens in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $676.88 million internationally and $1.03 billion worldwide. The film's biggest single market of the weekend was France, where it added $16.88 million on 730 screens over the weekend for a total of $65.52 million after three. It also topped $10 million in South Korea with $11.00 million on 728 screens and in Germany with $10.79 million on 738. The film has made $48.34 million and $53.97 million in those two markets respectively, also after three weeks of release. It just missed the $10 million mark in Spain with $9.66 million on 794 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.45 million and in the U.K. it earned a nearly identical weekend result with $9.60 million on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.05 million. By this time next week, Avatar will be the second highest grossing film all time and while Titanic's record seems safe, for now, it is not inconceivable that Avatar could reach $1 billion internationally. More...

Imaginarium Tops the Per Theater Chart

January 5th, 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus topped the per theater chart this weekend, based on reports from theaters in the United States. The film earned $128,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $31,909, which is roughly what it made last weekend. It is also playing in many more theaters in Canada, but numbers have not been reported from those locations, at least so far this week. The final figures may therefore, as last week, push the final average down considerably. Second place went to to Lovely Bones, which climbed more than 54% to an average of $21,559 in three theaters. This is excellent news for its planned expansion in a couple of weeks, assuming it doesn't fall by the same amount next week. White Ribbon opened next with an average of $19,949, also in three theaters. The overall number one film, Avatar, was just a fraction behind, earning an average of $19,789. At this point, we've nearly run out of superlatives to describe the film's box office run and it is far from over. Crazy Heart saw growth over the weekend, up 38% to an average of $18,416. 3 Idiots expanded somewhat and earned a very impressive average of $11,322 in 132 theaters. A Single Man returned to the $10,000 club with an average of $10,586 in 46 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sherlock Holmes, which fell sharply but still managed an average of $10,097. More...

And a Very, Very Happy New Year

January 4th, 2010

2010 continued the record-breaking ways of 2009 thanks to incredible holds by most films in the top ten. In fact, all but one film we talked about on Thursday topped expectations, sometimes by margins that are difficult to believe. Overall ticket sales were $220 million, which is 21% lower than last weekend, but a stunning 44% higher than last year. 2009 ended the year with an estimated total of $10.60 billion, which was more than 10% higher than last year's final tally, and almost $1 billion more than the previous record. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Continues Record-Breaking Run

January 3rd, 2010

Avatar continued its record-setting pace over the weekend, easily breaking the record for the biggest third weekend for a movie (see chart) and also setting a new record for a weekend in January (see chart). Fox estimates a $68.3 million weekend, down a little under 10% from Christmas weekend. Total box office after 17 days is $352 million in the US, and an incredible $670.2 million internationally, for $1.022 billion worldwide, which will put it 4th in the all-time list of global earners by Monday (see chart). Although it's too soon to tell where it will end up in the US (beyond stating the obvious that $400 million is a formality at this point, and $500 million looks all but certain), the movie will clearly end up either number one or two on the list of biggest global earners in theaters. Titanic's all-time record looks under severe threat already. More...

International Details - Number Two for Alvin and the Chipmunks

January 3rd, 2010

Due to the holidays, a lot of studios didn't release exact international numbers for the past weekend, leaving us to deal with estimates for only a few titles. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel opened in second place with $36.5 million on 5,492 screens in 42 markets, finishing in second place to Avatar in about half of them. It did top the chart in the U.K. with $8.56 million on 478 screens, but that includes previews. It opened in second place in Spain with $3.24 million on 352 screens and in Mexico with $2.42 million on 768 screens. Meanwhile, it had to settle for third place in Australia and Germany earning $2.94 million on 363 screens and $2.81 million on 612 screens respectively. The film has opened in most major markets, so it appears it has no real shot at topping its domestic run on the international scene. Then again, neither did the original. More...

Holdovers Ring in the New Year

December 31st, 2009

As usual, there are no new wide releases the first weekend of the year, but that doesn't mean there are no stories to talk about. The most obvious story is the comparison to last year, which was led by Marley & Me with just over $24 million. It is very likely that wouldn't even come close to reaching the top three this weekend. More...

Avatar Repeats its Win on the Per Theater Chart

December 29th, 2009

As it did on the overall chart, Avatar led the way on the per theater chart, earning an average of $21,880. Second place went to the overall second place film, Sherlock Holmes, which pulled in an average of $18,031. 3 Idiots did something most Bollywood films don't manage to do, namely top $10,000 on the per theater chart. Additionally, it was a wider release than most of its compadres, which makes this opening even more impressive. Crazy Heart expanded somewhat, but still remained strong with an average of $13,321 and this makes hitting milestones much more likely. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was the third wide release to crack $10,000 with an average of $13,210. Finally we get to Lovely Bones, which is down to an estimated average of $12,667. This is roughly a third of its opening weekend average and it still hasn't expanded, which doesn't bode well. More...

Merry Christmas for All

December 28th, 2009

The final weekend of 2009 turned into a record-breaker with two massive new releases and a holdover that still managed to come out on top. Overall the box office pulled in an estimated $278 million over the weekend, which crushed the previous record for the biggest weekend by all movies combined. Additionally, this was 39% higher than the same weekend last year and pushed 2009's running tally to $10.38 billion. This is 9.2% higher than last year's pace and more than 7% more than the previous record, and there is another week left to go. More...

Investigating the New Releases

December 23rd, 2009

It's Christmas on Friday, but one new release got the jump on the competition on Wednesday night. With three wide releases and two movies expanding wide, or at least wide-ish, this weekend will be just as busy as it was last year. However, despite all of these new films, it looks like we could have a repeat on top as Avatar continues its strong run. Meanwhile, the 2009 box office running tally surpassed the $10 billion mark early on Tuesday. This is of course the first time the yearly box office total has hit eleven digits and there are more records remaining to be broken. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

2009 Preview: December

December 1st, 2009

November turned out to be a good month with more films meeting or exceeding expectations that missing. We also saw records broken as 2009 marches closer to the all-time record, and the possibility of becoming the first year to hit $10 billion in total ticket sales growing. It won't need that much to get there, and even if just one or two of the predicted $100 million hits this month get to that milestone, we will still finish the year by breaking records. More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

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

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

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


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$62,304,277 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,626 opening theaters/3,626 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $295,448,355

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $209,028,679
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 294 $289,409,533
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 242 $498,438,212

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: December 25th, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
Running Time: 133 minutes
Franchise: Sherlock Holmes
Comparisons: vs. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Bare Knuckle Fighting, Action Adventure, 1890s, Set in London, Set in England, Occult
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 197 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $150m 192 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $200m 192 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Fastest to $50m 218 $201,084,843 Feb 5, 2010 44
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $9,889,154 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $14,163,171 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 109 $12,033,507 Jan 15, 2010 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $17,234,297 Jan 15, 2010 24
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 20 $36,612,481 Jan 1, 2010 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 11 $36,612,481 Jan 1, 2010 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $52,436,125 Jan 1, 2010 10
Biggest 2nd Friday 79 $14,889,882 Jan 1, 2010 8
Biggest Domestic January Day 45 $14,889,882 Jan 1, 2010 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 73 $8,691,781 Dec 31, 2009 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 64 $9,723,643 Dec 30, 2009 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 93 $10,217,042 Dec 29, 2009 5
Biggest 1st Monday 94 $11,166,213 Dec 28, 2009 4
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 22 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 89 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 47 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 9 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 95 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 39 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 8 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 6 $93,871,778 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 1 $62,304,277 Dec 25, 2009 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 1 $93,871,778 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top 2009 Theater Average 62 $17,183 Dec 25, 2009 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 22 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 94 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Biggest Domestic December Day 64 $24,608,941 Dec 25, 2009 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 7 $209,028,679 Dec 25, 2009 0

Leading Cast

Robert Downey, Jr.    Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law    Dr. Watson

Supporting Cast

Rachel McAdams    Irene Adler
Mark Strong    Blackwood
Eddie Marsan    Inspector Lestrade
Kelly Reilly    Mary Morstan
James Fox    Sir Thomas Rotheram
Hans Matheson    Lord Coward
Geraldine James    Mrs. Hudson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Guy Ritchie    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
Dan Lin    Producer
Michael Robert Johnson    Screenwriter
Anthony Peckham    Screenwriter
Simon Kinberg    Screenwriter
Lionel Wigram    Story Creator
Michael Robert Johnson    Story Creator
Philippe Rousselot    Cinematographer
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
James Herbert    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Niall Moroney    Supervising Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Nick Gottschalk    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Set Decorator
Jenny Beavan    Costume Designer
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
James Mather    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Fentum    Sound Designer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Chas Jarrett    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Holt    Special Effects Supervisor
Flanklin Henson    Stunt Coordinator
Frank Ferrara, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator
Richad R. Ryan    Fight Choreographer
Lauren Meek    Associate Producer
Peter Eskelsen    Associate Producer
Max Keene    Assistant Director
Paul Jennings    Second Unit Director
Alan Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Alan Stewart    Casting Director
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer

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

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Win is Elemental

April 28th, 2010

None of the new releases were able to reach the top five and only four were able to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart. This left Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in first place for the third week row as it sold an additional 263,000 units, lifting its running tally to 3.22 million units sold for $54.59 million total. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Scores a Second Win

April 20th, 2010

The week ending April 11 was one of the weakest weeks in a long time for new releases, with not a single one reaching the top five on the DVD sales chart. Only three reached the top 30. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel remained the best selling DVD with 394,000 units sold for the week, pumping its total sales to 2.93 million units after two. More...

DVD Sales: Squeakquel Does More Than Squeak Out a Win

April 13th, 2010

The latest DVD sales chart reflects heavy discounts for pre-Easter sales, so it comes as no surprise that family films did so well. This includes Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which led all new releases, scoring first place with 1.98 million units sold and $33.75 million in sales. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

The Round Up opened in sixth place with $6.32 million on 632 screens in 3 markets. Of that, $5.67 million was earned on 602 screens in France, which was easily enough for first place in that market. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. More...

International Details: Princess Still Powerful

March 7th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog may have slipped out of the top five internationally, but it still added $8.32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $143.18 million. It had no major market openings again this week, but it added $2.84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in France for a total of $27.30 million after a month of release there. This weekend the film debuted in Japan, which could help it return to the top five. Regardless, it has made enough money that it should show a profit, eventually. More...

International Details: Shutter Island is International Destination

February 28th, 2010

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

International Details: Princess Still Treated Like Royalty Overseas

February 21st, 2010

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

Will New Releases Feel the Love?

February 11th, 2010

Its Valentine's Day on Sunday and Presidents' Day on Monday, which means there are two reasons to be bullish when predicting the box office this weekend. On the other hand, none of the new releases are earning overall positive reviews, which is a bad sign. There is good news, as the same was true last year and two of the three new releases struggled at the box office. This leaves 2010 an opportunity to end the slump, which has reached four weeks, and prevent admissions from slipping further below last year's pace. More...

International Top Five: Another Week, Another Milestone for Avatar

February 10th, 2010

Avatar's legs on the international scene are as strong as they come. It remained in first place for the eighth weekend in a row, this time down just 17% to $79.44 million on 10,298 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.59 billion internationally and $2.21 billion worldwide. Japan was added to the list of markets where the film has hit the century mark with $108.04 million, including $6.41 million on 650 screens this weekend. Other results of note came in the U.K, where it became the biggest hit of all time, at least in terms of British Pounds. In American Dollars, the film has $112.19 million after making $6.77 million on 417 screens this weekend. Additionally, we can now report that China has overtaken France as the film's most lucrative market, leading now by $144.4 million to $141.4 million. This is not only big new for this film, but huge news for the industry as a whole. China is now a major player at the international box office, both as a consumer and also as a producer. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits Century Mark

February 3rd, 2010

It was another milestone weekend for Avatar as it became the first film to ever reach $2 billion worldwide. It did so despite falling below $100 million over the weekend for the first time during its run. That said, it still pulled in an incredible $95.44 million on 11,088 screens in 84 markets for a total of $1.45 billion internationally and $2.05 billion worldwide. Its biggest market was Italy where it added $10.38 million on 800 screens over the weekend for a total of $52.94 million after three. Its best market overall remains France where it has $133.9 million, but China is catching up with $126.3 million. The film also reached the century mark in the U.K. with $103.52 million, including $7.74 million on 424 screens over the weekend and in Germany with $102.03 million including $7.88 million on 599 screens. It may have already gotten there in Russia, while it is about a week away from that milestone in Japan, Australia, South Korea. Additionally, it looks like it is just a matter of time for Spain and Italy. That would be ten markets with $100 million or more, to go with the countless other records the film has already set. The next major milestone is $1.84 billion internationally, which is what Titanicmade worldwide. And with its impressive list of Oscar nominations, $2 billion internationally becomes a lot more likely. And who knows, perhaps even $3 billion worldwide? We are dealing with unprecedented numbers, so the usual rules about Oscar bounces just don't apply. Winning could result in a flood at the box office, or its publicity could be at saturation levels already and it won't have a major effect. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Not Hurting for Oscar Nominations

February 2nd, 2010

Oscar nominations were announced at 5:38 this morning, continuing a tradition that have never been adequately explained to me. (Why so early in the morning? Does earning an Oscar nomination become sweeter if people have to wake you up to congratulate you?) Leading the way in nominations were Avatar and The Hurt Locker, both of which pick up nine nods each, many of them in the same categories. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Tops the World

January 27th, 2010

As expected, Avatar became the highest grossing film on the international chart over the weekend while it had to wait until Monday to do the same worldwide. Over the weekend, it made $108.27 million on 11,925 screens in 94 markets for a total of $1.29 billion internationally and $1.84 billion worldwide, as of Sunday night. The film had already crossed $100 million France, while it did the same in China with $102.3 million, including $11.7 million on 1,013 screens this past weekend. It is about to hit the century mark in Germany ($93.24 million); Russia ($93.22 million); and the U.K. ($92.80 million). It could have enough left in the tank to do the same in a number of other markets, but it will be more challenging. For instance, in South Korea it added $5.43 million on 526 screens to take its running tally to $79.31 million while it had similar results in Japan ($5.75 million over the weekend and $77.73 million in total), Australia ($5.07 million on 420 screens for $76.76 million) and in Spain ($5.65 million on 579 screens for $73.88 million). It is too early to tell where it will end up in Italy, but it did add $12.38 million on 856 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.49 million after two. It could reach $100 million or more in ten markets. Calling it amazing seems redundant at this point. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Reaches Ten Digits

January 21st, 2010

For only the second time in box office history a film has reached $1 billion internationally. That film is of course Avatar, which again led the way at the international box office over the weekend. It added $128.87 million on 14,575 screens in 95 markets for a total of $1.12 billion internationally and $1.61 billion worldwide, as of Sunday. Avatar's only major opening of the weekend was in Italy, which is also the last territory to get the movie. In that market, it set a record for biggest box office debut with $13.88 million on 848 screens. Other markets of note include China where it added $17.9 million on 2,509 screens over the weekend for a total of $75.6 million, which is the best ever for that market. It also broke the all-time record in South Korea with $71.91 million after a month of release, including $6.11 million on 579 screens this past weekend. Meanwhile France remains its most lucrative market with a running tally of $115.3 million after $11.6 million this weekend. There are a number of other markets where the film looks poised to cross the century mark (Russia at $86.15 million so far, Germany at $82.74 million, U.K. at $80.76 million, etc.) and the film continues to set records in numerous markets, as it is domestically. At this pace, the film could top Titanic on the international stage as early as this weekend, while worldwide it is just a matter of time. More...

More Records Fall to Avatar

January 19th, 2010

It was a record breaking Martin Luther King long weekend, as Avatar remained in top spot at least for three out of the four days, and for the weekend as a whole. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. This was down compared to last year by 12% over three days and 9% over four, which makes it the first down weekend in two months. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Has a Golden Night

January 17th, 2010

Some might debate the predictive value of The Golden Globes. After all, they don't have all of the same categories as the Oscars, and the results for Best Picture in particular have varied from the Oscar result many times over the years. However, it is hard to argue with the free publicity a film gets from winning, and the big winner tonight was Avatar. More...

Weekend Preview: Any Hope for New Releases?

January 14th, 2010

It's Martin Luther King long weekend, the first long weekend of the year, but not the biggest. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. However, it might have a negative effect in the short term as people stay home to watch the awards. This could prevent the new releases from keeping up with last year's crop, which included the first $100 million movie of 2009 — a feat that is very unlikely to happen again this year. In fact, Avatar will probably continue to rule to box office as it overtakes yet another film on the All-Time Chart. More...

International Top Five: Avatar Hits New Milestones

January 13th, 2010

Titanic... You're next. Avatar saw its weekend box office climb by 10% to $150.99 million on 15,301 screens in 93 markets for a total of $915.05 million internationally and $1.35 billion worldwide. This is now the second highest grossing film of all time, and at this rate Titanic's seemingly insurmountable record is very much within reach. In fact, Avatar is now the biggest ever release in Russia with $76.17 million, including $11.14 million on 927 screens this past weekend and it has broken all-time records in other smaller markets and is coming close in a number of major markets. Additionally, the film had the biggest opening in China, where it debuted with $41.4 million on 2,474 screens. That would be a pretty good opening domestically, so to see it in an international market is enormous. I'll be very, very interested to see if this is a aberration, or this is a sign that China is becoming the biggest international market. Other markets of note include France, where it has crossed the $100 million mark, the first international market where it reached that milestone. This won't be the last market where the film reaches $100 million, while by this time next week it will have reached $1 billion internationally and $1.5 billion worldwide. More...

Avatar Has Another Titanic Weekend

January 11th, 2010

There were few major surprises over the weekend, but the biggest was Avatar's unbelievable hold, as the film again beat expectations. The overall box office also beat expectations with $162 million. This was 27% lower than last weekend, but, more importantly, it was up 9.5% compared to the same weekend last year. It's very early in the year, but 2010 already has more than a $100 million lead over 2009's pace, leading $447 million to $341 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Rolls On as Daybreakers Leads New Releases

January 10th, 2010

It was another weekend of total box office domination for Avatar, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $48.5 million, the alien adventure movie was down just 29% from New Year's weekend, and shot past $400 million. Fox estimates it will have $429 million by the end of the day on Sunday. The new releases were never going to compete at that level, but Daybreakers had a decent opening with a 3-day estimate of $15 million, enough only for 4th place behind Sherlock Holmes ($16.1 million for $165.2 million cume) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) ($16.3 million for $178.2 million). More...

Will New Releases Break Avatar's Hold on the Box Office?

January 7th, 2010

It's tough to be a studio releasing a new film this weekend, as all the hype is going to the holdovers, almost all of which is going to Avatar's massive box office run. None of the new releases have any real hope of making a dent in that films' box office dominance, while it is possible that none of the new releases will reach the top three over the weekend. That said, there's a chance that Avatar will make more money this weekend than the combined openings of last year's two biggest releases, while there's little doubt the year-over-year comparison will continue to impress. More...

International Top Five - Billion Dollar Blockbuster

January 6th, 2010

For only the fifth time in history, a film has reached $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That film is, of course, Avatar, which again dominated the international chart with $138.85 million on 13,784 screens in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $676.88 million internationally and $1.03 billion worldwide. The film's biggest single market of the weekend was France, where it added $16.88 million on 730 screens over the weekend for a total of $65.52 million after three. It also topped $10 million in South Korea with $11.00 million on 728 screens and in Germany with $10.79 million on 738. The film has made $48.34 million and $53.97 million in those two markets respectively, also after three weeks of release. It just missed the $10 million mark in Spain with $9.66 million on 794 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.45 million and in the U.K. it earned a nearly identical weekend result with $9.60 million on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.05 million. By this time next week, Avatar will be the second highest grossing film all time and while Titanic's record seems safe, for now, it is not inconceivable that Avatar could reach $1 billion internationally. More...

Imaginarium Tops the Per Theater Chart

January 5th, 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus topped the per theater chart this weekend, based on reports from theaters in the United States. The film earned $128,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $31,909, which is roughly what it made last weekend. It is also playing in many more theaters in Canada, but numbers have not been reported from those locations, at least so far this week. The final figures may therefore, as last week, push the final average down considerably. Second place went to to Lovely Bones, which climbed more than 54% to an average of $21,559 in three theaters. This is excellent news for its planned expansion in a couple of weeks, assuming it doesn't fall by the same amount next week. White Ribbon opened next with an average of $19,949, also in three theaters. The overall number one film, Avatar, was just a fraction behind, earning an average of $19,789. At this point, we've nearly run out of superlatives to describe the film's box office run and it is far from over. Crazy Heart saw growth over the weekend, up 38% to an average of $18,416. 3 Idiots expanded somewhat and earned a very impressive average of $11,322 in 132 theaters. A Single Man returned to the $10,000 club with an average of $10,586 in 46 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Sherlock Holmes, which fell sharply but still managed an average of $10,097. More...

And a Very, Very Happy New Year

January 4th, 2010

2010 continued the record-breaking ways of 2009 thanks to incredible holds by most films in the top ten. In fact, all but one film we talked about on Thursday topped expectations, sometimes by margins that are difficult to believe. Overall ticket sales were $220 million, which is 21% lower than last weekend, but a stunning 44% higher than last year. 2009 ended the year with an estimated total of $10.60 billion, which was more than 10% higher than last year's final tally, and almost $1 billion more than the previous record. Simply amazing. More...

Weekend Estimates: Avatar Continues Record-Breaking Run

January 3rd, 2010

Avatar continued its record-setting pace over the weekend, easily breaking the record for the biggest third weekend for a movie (see chart) and also setting a new record for a weekend in January (see chart). Fox estimates a $68.3 million weekend, down a little under 10% from Christmas weekend. Total box office after 17 days is $352 million in the US, and an incredible $670.2 million internationally, for $1.022 billion worldwide, which will put it 4th in the all-time list of global earners by Monday (see chart). Although it's too soon to tell where it will end up in the US (beyond stating the obvious that $400 million is a formality at this point, and $500 million looks all but certain), the movie will clearly end up either number one or two on the list of biggest global earners in theaters. Titanic's all-time record looks under severe threat already. More...

International Details - Number Two for Alvin and the Chipmunks

January 3rd, 2010

Due to the holidays, a lot of studios didn't release exact international numbers for the past weekend, leaving us to deal with estimates for only a few titles. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel opened in second place with $36.5 million on 5,492 screens in 42 markets, finishing in second place to Avatar in about half of them. It did top the chart in the U.K. with $8.56 million on 478 screens, but that includes previews. It opened in second place in Spain with $3.24 million on 352 screens and in Mexico with $2.42 million on 768 screens. Meanwhile, it had to settle for third place in Australia and Germany earning $2.94 million on 363 screens and $2.81 million on 612 screens respectively. The film has opened in most major markets, so it appears it has no real shot at topping its domestic run on the international scene. Then again, neither did the original. More...

Holdovers Ring in the New Year

December 31st, 2009

As usual, there are no new wide releases the first weekend of the year, but that doesn't mean there are no stories to talk about. The most obvious story is the comparison to last year, which was led by Marley & Me with just over $24 million. It is very likely that wouldn't even come close to reaching the top three this weekend. More...

Avatar Repeats its Win on the Per Theater Chart

December 29th, 2009

As it did on the overall chart, Avatar led the way on the per theater chart, earning an average of $21,880. Second place went to the overall second place film, Sherlock Holmes, which pulled in an average of $18,031. 3 Idiots did something most Bollywood films don't manage to do, namely top $10,000 on the per theater chart. Additionally, it was a wider release than most of its compadres, which makes this opening even more impressive. Crazy Heart expanded somewhat, but still remained strong with an average of $13,321 and this makes hitting milestones much more likely. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was the third wide release to crack $10,000 with an average of $13,210. Finally we get to Lovely Bones, which is down to an estimated average of $12,667. This is roughly a third of its opening weekend average and it still hasn't expanded, which doesn't bode well. More...

Merry Christmas for All

December 28th, 2009

The final weekend of 2009 turned into a record-breaker with two massive new releases and a holdover that still managed to come out on top. Overall the box office pulled in an estimated $278 million over the weekend, which crushed the previous record for the biggest weekend by all movies combined. Additionally, this was 39% higher than the same weekend last year and pushed 2009's running tally to $10.38 billion. This is 9.2% higher than last year's pace and more than 7% more than the previous record, and there is another week left to go. More...

Investigating the New Releases

December 23rd, 2009

It's Christmas on Friday, but one new release got the jump on the competition on Wednesday night. With three wide releases and two movies expanding wide, or at least wide-ish, this weekend will be just as busy as it was last year. However, despite all of these new films, it looks like we could have a repeat on top as Avatar continues its strong run. Meanwhile, the 2009 box office running tally surpassed the $10 billion mark early on Tuesday. This is of course the first time the yearly box office total has hit eleven digits and there are more records remaining to be broken. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

2009 Preview: December

December 1st, 2009

November turned out to be a good month with more films meeting or exceeding expectations that missing. We also saw records broken as 2009 marches closer to the all-time record, and the possibility of becoming the first year to hit $10 billion in total ticket sales growing. It won't need that much to get there, and even if just one or two of the predicted $100 million hits this month get to that milestone, we will still finish the year by breaking records. More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

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

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - September 30, 2008

September 30th, 2008

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 2 $62,304,277   3,626 $17,183   $62,304,277 1
Jan 1, 2010 2 $36,612,481 -41% 3,626 $10,097   $138,715,437 2
Jan 8, 2010 2 $16,585,327 -55% 3,626 $4,574   $165,153,093 3
Jan 15, 2010 5 $9,889,154 -40% 3,173 $3,117   $180,082,554 4
Jan 22, 2010 6 $6,628,069 -33% 2,670 $2,482   $191,076,852 5
Jan 29, 2010 8 $4,515,344 -32% 2,250 $2,007   $197,601,522 6
Feb 5, 2010 10 $2,535,174 -44% 1,805 $1,405   $201,484,470 7
Feb 12, 2010 16 $1,591,601 -37% 950 $1,675   $204,055,200 8
Feb 19, 2010 16 $846,490 -47% 713 $1,187   $205,534,198 9
Feb 26, 2010 20 $608,032 -28% 462 $1,316   $206,419,248 10
Mar 5, 2010 21 $406,338 -33% 345 $1,178   $207,022,408 11
Mar 12, 2010 23 $238,410 -41% 216 $1,104   $207,401,207 12
Mar 19, 2010 20 $405,443 +70% 372 $1,090   $207,902,824 13
Mar 26, 2010 25 $315,351 -22% 290 $1,087   $208,394,875 14
Apr 2, 2010 30 $165,405 -48% 232 $713   $208,711,166 15
Apr 9, 2010 35 $99,362 -40% 158 $629   $208,897,390 16
Apr 16, 2010 45 $48,018 -52% 92 $522   $208,978,879 17
Apr 23, 2010 53 $23,660 -51% 47 $503   $209,019,489 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2009 1 $24,608,941     3,626 $6,787   $24,608,941 1
Dec 26, 2009 2 $21,837,175 -11%   3,626 $6,022   $46,446,116 2
Dec 27, 2009 2 $15,858,161 -27%   3,626 $4,373   $62,304,277 3
Dec 28, 2009 3 $11,166,213 -30%   3,626 $3,079   $73,470,490 4
Dec 29, 2009 3 $10,217,042 -9%   3,626 $2,818   $83,687,532 5
Dec 30, 2009 3 $9,723,643 -5%   3,626 $2,682   $93,411,175 6
Dec 31, 2009 3 $8,691,781 -11%   3,626 $2,397   $102,102,956 7
Jan 1, 2010 2 $14,889,882 +71% -39% 3,626 $4,106   $116,992,838 8
Jan 2, 2010 2 $14,373,564 -3% -34% 3,626 $3,964   $131,366,402 9
Jan 3, 2010 3 $7,349,035 -49% -54% 3,626 $2,027   $138,715,437 10
Jan 4, 2010 2 $2,911,461 -60% -74% 3,626 $803   $141,626,898 11
Jan 5, 2010 2 $2,702,422 -7% -74% 3,626 $745   $144,329,320 12
Jan 6, 2010 2 $2,319,326 -14% -76% 3,626 $640   $146,648,646 13
Jan 7, 2010 2 $1,919,120 -17% -78% 3,626 $529   $148,567,766 14
Jan 8, 2010 3 $5,073,809 +164% -66% 3,626 $1,399   $153,641,575 15
Jan 9, 2010 3 $7,332,551 +45% -49% 3,626 $2,022   $160,974,126 16
Jan 10, 2010 3 $4,178,967 -43% -43% 3,626 $1,153   $165,153,093 17
Jan 11, 2010 2 $1,227,375 -71% -58% 3,626 $338   $166,380,468 18
Jan 12, 2010 2 $1,404,213 +14% -48% 3,626 $387   $167,784,681 19
Jan 13, 2010 2 $1,204,248 -14% -48% 3,626 $332   $168,988,929 20
Jan 14, 2010 2 $1,204,471 n/c -37% 3,626 $332   $170,193,400 21
Jan 15, 2010 4 $2,830,536 +135% -44% 3,173 $892   $173,023,936 22
Jan 16, 2010 5 $4,118,208 +45% -44% 3,173 $1,298   $177,142,144 23
Jan 17, 2010 6 $2,940,410 -29% -30% 3,173 $927   $180,082,554 24
Jan 18, 2010 6 $2,144,353 -27% +75% 3,173 $676   $182,226,907 25
Jan 19, 2010 4 $806,284 -62% -43% 3,173 $254   $183,033,191 26
Jan 20, 2010 5 $688,355 -15% -43% 3,173 $217   $183,721,546 27
Jan 21, 2010 5 $727,237 +6% -40% 3,173 $229   $184,448,783 28
Jan 22, 2010 7 $1,970,056 +171% -30% 2,670 $738   $186,418,839 29
Jan 23, 2010 6 $3,296,193 +67% -20% 2,670 $1,235   $189,715,032 30
Jan 24, 2010 7 $1,361,820 -59% -54% 2,670 $510   $191,076,852 31
Jan 25, 2010 6 $484,342 -64% -77% 2,670 $181   $191,561,194 32
Jan 26, 2010 8 $533,276 +10% -34% 2,670 $200   $192,094,470 33
Jan 27, 2010 5 $482,467 -10% -30% 2,670 $181   $192,576,937 34
Jan 28, 2010 4 $509,241 +6% -30% 2,670 $191   $193,086,178 35
Jan 29, 2010 8 $1,215,502 +139% -38% 2,250 $540   $194,301,680 36
Jan 30, 2010 8 $2,100,070 +73% -36% 2,250 $933   $196,401,750 37
Jan 31, 2010 9 $1,199,772 -43% -12% 2,250 $533   $197,601,522 38
Feb 1, 2010 7 $339,052 -72% -30% 2,250 $151   $197,940,574 39
Feb 2, 2010 8 $345,533 +2% -35% 2,250 $154   $198,286,107 40
Feb 3, 2010 8 $335,110 -3% -31% 2,250 $149   $198,621,217 41
Feb 4, 2010 8 $328,079 -2% -36% 2,250 $146   $198,949,296 42
Feb 5, 2010 10 $782,417 +138% -36% 1,805 $433   $199,731,713 43
Feb 6, 2010 10 $1,353,130 +73% -36% 1,805 $750   $201,084,843 44
Feb 7, 2010 12 $399,627 -70% -67% 1,805 $221   $201,484,470 45
Feb 8, 2010 10 $237,431 -41% -30% 1,805 $132   $201,721,901 46
Feb 9, 2010 10 $246,167 +4% -29% 1,805 $136   $201,968,068 47
Feb 10, 2010 10 $228,429 -7% -32% 1,805 $127   $202,196,497 48
Feb 11, 2010 10 $267,102 +17% -19% 1,805 $148   $202,463,599 49
Feb 12, 2010 16 $326,828 +22% -58% 950 $344   $202,790,427 50
Feb 13, 2010 15 $630,082 +93% -53% 950 $663   $203,420,509 51
Feb 14, 2010 16 $634,691 +1% +59% 950 $668   $204,055,200 52
Feb 15, 2010 15 $295,796 -53% +25% 950 $311   $204,350,996 53
Feb 16, 2010 17 $110,217 -63% -55% 950 $116   $204,461,213 54
Feb 17, 2010 15 $106,911 -3% -53% 950 $113   $204,568,124 55
Feb 18, 2010 15 $119,584 +12% -55% 950 $126   $204,687,708 56
Feb 19, 2010 15 $234,131 +96% -28% 713 $328   $204,921,839 57
Feb 20, 2010 16 $412,074 +76% -35% 713 $578   $205,333,913 58
Feb 21, 2010 16 $200,285 -51% -68% 713 $281   $205,534,198 59
Feb 22, 2010 - $64,121 -68% -78% 713 $90   $205,598,319 60
Feb 23, 2010 - $67,101 +5% -39% 713 $94   $205,665,420 61
Feb 24, 2010 - $69,362 +3% -35% 713 $97   $205,734,782 62
Feb 25, 2010 - $76,434 +10% -36% 713 $107   $205,811,216 63
Feb 26, 2010 - $167,421 +119% -28% 462 $362   $205,978,637 64
Feb 27, 2010 - $306,091 +83% -26% 462 $663   $206,284,728 65
Feb 28, 2010 - $134,520 -56% -33% 462 $291   $206,419,248 66
Mar 1, 2010 - $44,392 -67% -31% 462 $96   $206,463,640 67
Mar 2, 2010 - $52,082 +17% -22% 462 $113   $206,515,722 68
Mar 3, 2010 - $48,437 -7% -30% 462 $105   $206,564,159 69
Mar 4, 2010 - $51,911 +7% -32% 462 $112   $206,616,070 70
Mar 5, 2010 - $124,427 +140% -26% 345 $361   $206,740,497 71
Mar 6, 2010 - $196,589 +58% -36% 345 $570   $206,937,086 72
Mar 7, 2010 - $85,322 -57% -37% 345 $247   $207,022,408 73
Mar 8, 2010 - $31,570 -63% -29% 345 $92   $207,053,978 74
Mar 9, 2010 - $36,305 +15% -30% 345 $105   $207,090,283 75
Mar 10, 2010 - $36,017 -1% -26% 345 $104   $207,126,300 76
Mar 11, 2010 - $36,497 +1% -30% 345 $106   $207,162,797 77
Mar 12, 2010 - $72,366 +98% -42% 216 $335   $207,235,163 78
Mar 13, 2010 - $111,459 +54% -43% 216 $516   $207,346,622 79
Mar 14, 2010 - $54,585 -51% -36% 216 $253   $207,401,207 80
Mar 15, 2010 - $22,772 -58% -28% 216 $105   $207,423,979 81
Mar 16, 2010 - $26,187 +15% -28% 216 $121   $207,450,166 82
Mar 17, 2010 - $21,998 -16% -39% 216 $102   $207,472,164 83
Mar 18, 2010 - $25,217 +15% -31% 216 $117   $207,497,381 84
Mar 19, 2010 - $124,640 +394% +72% 372 $335   $207,622,021 85
Mar 20, 2010 - $173,001 +39% +55% 372 $465   $207,795,022 86
Mar 21, 2010 - $107,802 -38% +97% 372 $290   $207,902,824 87
Mar 22, 2010 - $44,199 -59% +94% 372 $119   $207,947,023 88
Mar 23, 2010 - $44,567 +1% +70% 372 $120   $207,991,590 89
Mar 24, 2010 - $41,078 -8% +87% 372 $110   $208,032,668 90
Mar 25, 2010 - $46,856 +14% +86% 372 $126   $208,079,524 91
Mar 26, 2010 - $98,803 +111% -21% 290 $341   $208,178,327 92
Mar 27, 2010 - $134,954 +37% -22% 290 $465   $208,313,281 93
Mar 28, 2010 - $81,594 -40% -24% 290 $281   $208,394,875 94
Mar 29, 2010 - $35,085 -57% -21% 290 $121   $208,429,960 95
Mar 30, 2010 - $38,593 +10% -13% 290 $133   $208,468,553 96
Mar 31, 2010 - $35,119 -9% -15% 290 $121   $208,503,672 97
Apr 1, 2010 - $42,089 +20% -10% 290 $145   $208,545,761 98
Apr 2, 2010 - $62,610 +49% -37% 232 $270   $208,608,371 99
Apr 3, 2010 - $66,555 +6% -51% 232 $287   $208,674,926 100
Apr 4, 2010 - $36,240 -46% -56% 232 $156   $208,711,166 101
Apr 5, 2010 - $21,944 -39% -37% 232 $95   $208,733,110 102
Apr 6, 2010 - $21,663 -1% -44% 232 $93   $208,754,773 103
Apr 7, 2010 - $20,514 -5% -42% 232 $88   $208,775,287 104
Apr 8, 2010 - $22,741 +11% -46% 232 $98   $208,798,028 105
Apr 9, 2010 - $32,703 +44% -48% 158 $207   $208,830,731 106
Apr 10, 2010 - $46,408 +42% -30% 158 $294   $208,877,139 107
Apr 11, 2010 - $20,251 -56% -44% 158 $128   $208,897,390 108
Apr 12, 2010 - $8,506 -58% -61% 158 $54   $208,905,896 109
Apr 13, 2010 - $8,531 n/c -61% 158 $54   $208,914,427 110
Apr 14, 2010 - $7,978 -6% -61% 158 $50   $208,922,405 111
Apr 15, 2010 - $8,456 +6% -63% 158 $54   $208,930,861 112
Apr 16, 2010 - $15,618 +85% -52% 92 $170   $208,946,479 113
Apr 17, 2010 - $22,036 +41% -53% 92 $240   $208,968,515 114
Apr 18, 2010 - $10,364 -53% -49% 92 $113   $208,978,879 115
Apr 19, 2010 - $3,739 -64% -56% 92 $41   $208,982,618 116
Apr 20, 2010 - $4,093 +9% -52% 92 $44   $208,986,711 117
Apr 21, 2010 - $4,420 +8% -45% 92 $48   $208,991,131 118
Apr 22, 2010 - $4,698 +6% -44% 92 $51   $208,995,829 119
Apr 23, 2010 - $6,905 +47% -56% 47 $147   $209,002,734 120
Apr 24, 2010 - $11,432 +66% -48% 47 $243   $209,014,166 121
Apr 25, 2010 - $5,323 -53% -49% 47 $113   $209,019,489 122
Apr 26, 2010 - $2,297 -57% -39% 47 $49   $209,021,786 123
Apr 27, 2010 - $2,143 -7% -48% 47 $46   $209,023,929 124
Apr 28, 2010 - $2,317 +8% -48% 47 $49   $209,026,246 125
Apr 29, 2010 - $2,433 +5% -48% 47 $52   $209,028,679 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 2 $102,102,956   3,626 $28,159   $102,102,956 1
Jan 1, 2010 2 $46,464,810 -54% 3,626 $12,814   $148,567,766 2
Jan 8, 2010 2 $21,625,634 -53% 3,626 $5,964   $170,193,400 3
Jan 15, 2010 5 $14,255,383 -34% 3,173 $4,493   $184,448,783 4
Jan 22, 2010 6 $8,637,395 -39% 2,670 $3,235   $193,086,178 5
Jan 29, 2010 7 $5,863,118 -32% 2,250 $2,606   $198,949,296 6
Feb 5, 2010 10 $3,514,303 -40% 1,805 $1,947   $202,463,599 7
Feb 12, 2010 16 $2,224,109 -37% 950 $2,341   $204,687,708 8
Feb 19, 2010 16 $1,123,508 -49% 713 $1,576   $205,811,216 9
Feb 26, 2010 20 $804,854 -28% 462 $1,742   $206,616,070 10
Mar 5, 2010 20 $546,727 -32% 345 $1,585   $207,162,797 11
Mar 12, 2010 23 $334,584 -39% 216 $1,549   $207,497,381 12
Mar 19, 2010 20 $582,143 +74% 372 $1,565   $208,079,524 13
Mar 26, 2010 27 $466,237 -20% 290 $1,608   $208,545,761 14
Apr 2, 2010 31 $252,267 -46% 232 $1,087   $208,798,028 15
Apr 9, 2010 35 $132,833 -47% 158 $841   $208,930,861 16
Apr 16, 2010 46 $64,968 -51% 92 $706   $208,995,829 17
Apr 23, 2010 56 $32,850 -49% 47 $699   $209,028,679 18

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
Apr 4, 201021,125,095 1,125,095$19,115,364$19,115,3641
Apr 11, 20102350,339-69% 1,475,434$5,952,260$25,067,6242
Apr 18, 20102261,851-25% 1,737,285$4,448,848$29,516,4723
Apr 25, 20106122,654-53% 1,859,939$2,083,891$31,600,3634
May 2, 2010788,362-28% 1,948,301$1,469,460$33,069,8235
May 9, 20106105,516+19% 2,053,817$1,348,494$34,418,3176
May 16, 20101172,616-31% 2,126,433$906,974$35,325,2917
May 23, 20102151,745-29% 2,178,178$812,396$36,137,6878
May 30, 20102044,790-13% 2,222,968$895,352$37,033,0399
Jun 6, 20102531,229-30% 2,254,197$593,039$37,626,07810
Jun 13, 20103024,379-22% 2,278,576$375,924$38,002,00211
Jun 20, 2010979,959+228% 2,358,535$965,105$38,967,10712
Jun 27, 20102532,770-59% 2,391,305$547,259$39,514,36613
Jul 4, 20102930,285-8% 2,421,590$590,255$40,104,62114
Jun 17, 20121455,887 2,927,117$413,005$45,889,872116
Jun 24, 20122327,277-51% 2,954,394$231,582$46,121,454117
Jul 1, 20122226,216-4% 2,980,610$204,485$46,325,939118
Jul 8, 20122131,279+19% 3,011,889$267,435$46,593,374119
Jul 15, 20122236,060+15% 3,047,949$323,098$46,916,472120
Jul 22, 20122822,162-39% 3,070,111$196,577$47,113,049121
Jul 29, 20121935,924+62% 3,106,035$308,587$47,421,636122
Jan 6, 20132934,374 3,420,573$137,152$49,879,666145
Feb 10, 20132129,242 3,513,268$116,676$50,342,243150

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 4, 20101432,313 432,313$10,072,893$10,072,8931
Apr 11, 2010295,491-78% 527,804$2,256,461$12,329,3542
Apr 18, 2010174,967-21% 602,771$1,873,425$14,202,7793
Apr 25, 2010351,914-31% 654,685$1,297,336$15,500,1154
May 2, 2010437,446-28% 692,131$935,767$16,435,8825
May 9, 2010725,769-31% 717,900$643,956$17,079,8386
May 16, 2010918,575-28% 736,475$464,184$17,544,0227
May 23, 20101215,802-15% 752,277$394,892$17,938,9148
May 30, 20101310,364-34% 762,641$258,991$18,197,9059
Jun 6, 2010155,806-44% 768,447$143,867$18,341,77210
Jun 20, 2010826,851 802,715$519,039$19,025,68412
Jun 27, 2010159,793-64% 812,508$208,694$19,234,37813
Jul 4, 20101210,790+10% 823,298$231,875$19,466,25314
Sep 26, 2010174,740 857,800$73,430$20,000,73826
Oct 3, 2010147,249+53% 865,049$126,271$20,127,00927
Oct 17, 2010912,028 880,586$197,025$20,381,51329
Oct 24, 2010199,276-23% 889,862$161,771$20,543,28430
Nov 14, 2010199,606 909,363$144,469$20,846,72133
Jun 19, 20111116,846 1,018,451$168,293$22,100,88064
Jun 26, 2011207,334-56% 1,025,785$73,268$22,174,14865
Jun 17, 20121321,084 1,189,595$306,347$24,554,257116
Jun 24, 20121113,162-38% 1,202,757$193,354$24,747,611117
Jul 1, 2012209,799-26% 1,212,556$143,942$24,891,553118
Jul 8, 20121316,188+65% 1,228,744$237,806$25,129,359119
Jul 15, 20121314,878-8% 1,243,622$218,711$25,348,070120
Jul 22, 20121516,912+14% 1,260,534$249,787$25,597,857121
Jul 29, 20121711,741-31% 1,272,275$172,480$25,770,337122

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