Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $141,330,703Details
International Box Office $242,494,724Details
Worldwide Box Office $383,825,427
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $34,880,431 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,717,366 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $36,597,797
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$360,018 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:11.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 27.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/2,943 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,222,706

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 459 $141,330,703
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $242,494,724
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 377 $383,825,427
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 3 $141,330,703
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 64 $141,330,703
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 45 $242,494,724
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 46 $383,825,427
Leggiest Movies 89 11.75

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: November 12th, 2008 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: December 19th, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
January 9th, 2009 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 19th, 2009 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: March 31st, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
Running Time: 116 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Non Professional Actor, Poverty, Homeless, Tortured for Information, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Life Drama, 2009 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros., Celador Films, Film 4
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 77 $24,353 May 8, 2009 180
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 69 $37,194 May 1, 2009 173
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 47 $71,403 Apr 24, 2009 166
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 38 $142,771 Apr 17, 2009 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 24 $282,366 Apr 10, 2009 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 97 $499,257 Apr 3, 2009 145
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 21 $499,257 Apr 3, 2009 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 52 $1,164,903 Mar 27, 2009 138
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 11 $1,164,903 Mar 27, 2009 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 16 $2,676,369 Mar 20, 2009 131
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 4 $2,676,369 Mar 20, 2009 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 3 $5,002,777 Mar 13, 2009 124
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 2 $5,002,777 Mar 13, 2009 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 2 $6,808,383 Mar 6, 2009 117
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 1 $6,808,383 Mar 6, 2009 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 1 $12,026,343 Feb 27, 2009 110
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 1 $12,026,343 Feb 27, 2009 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 2 $8,384,680 Feb 20, 2009 103
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 1 $8,384,680 Feb 20, 2009 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 4 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 2 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 168 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $10,975,780 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 138 $8,705,948 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $13,116,961 Feb 13, 2009 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 4 $7,177,270 Feb 6, 2009 89
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 1 $7,177,270 Feb 6, 2009 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 6 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 1 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 80 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,493,931 Jan 30, 2009 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 3 $10,699,629 Jan 23, 2009 75
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 1 $10,699,629 Jan 23, 2009 75
Theater Average 11th Weekend 40 $7,562 Jan 23, 2009 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 9 $653,817 Jan 22, 2009 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 26 $472,732 Jan 21, 2009 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 49 $380,135 Jan 20, 2009 70
Biggest 10th Monday 9 $1,172,570 Jan 19, 2009 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 15 $1,752,716 Jan 18, 2009 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 34 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 2 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Theater Average 10th Weekend 22 $10,050 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 241 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 306 $8,812,734 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 196 $7,021,727 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 199 $10,579,410 Jan 16, 2009 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 22 $2,535,897 Jan 17, 2009 67
Biggest 10th Friday 21 $1,560,544 Jan 16, 2009 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 13 $659,351 Jan 15, 2009 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 18 $661,493 Jan 14, 2009 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 21 $727,407 Jan 13, 2009 63
Biggest 9th Monday 51 $661,759 Jan 12, 2009 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 80 $1,037,751 Jan 11, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 10 $3,782,340 Jan 9, 2009 61
Theater Average 9th Weekend 77 $6,293 Jan 9, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 67 $1,670,770 Jan 10, 2009 60
Biggest 9th Friday 60 $1,073,819 Jan 9, 2009 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 90 $402,707 Jan 8, 2009 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 83 $447,390 Jan 7, 2009 57
Biggest 8th Sunday 99 $1,180,218 Jan 4, 2009 54
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 10 $4,690,769 Jan 2, 2009 54
Theater Average 8th Weekend 60 $7,665 Jan 2, 2009 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $7,067,427 Jan 2, 2009 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 95 $1,849,019 Jan 3, 2009 53
Biggest 8th Friday 43 $1,661,532 Jan 2, 2009 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 5 $1,758,467 Jan 1, 2009 51
Biggest 7th Wednesday 35 $908,690 Dec 31, 2008 50
Biggest 7th Tuesday 56 $932,885 Dec 30, 2008 49
Biggest 7th Monday 67 $909,392 Dec 29, 2008 48
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 14 $4,301,870 Dec 26, 2008 47
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $6,770,350 Dec 26, 2008 47
Biggest 6th Thursday 36 $1,345,137 Dec 25, 2008 44
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 31 $3,053,760 Dec 19, 2008 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 87 $2,175,518 Dec 12, 2008 33
Theater Average 5th Weekend 55 $12,873 Dec 12, 2008 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 48 $17,977 Dec 5, 2008 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 43 $27,470 Nov 28, 2008 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 99 $29,619 Nov 21, 2008 12
Top 2008 Theater Average 11 $36,002 Nov 14, 2008 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 52 $141,330,703 Nov 12, 2008 0
Widest Expansion Limited Release 1 2,933 Nov 12, 2008 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2008 24 $360,018   10 $36,002   $427,715 1
Nov 21, 2008 11 $947,795 +163% 32 $29,619   $1,570,240 2
Nov 28, 2008 11 $1,346,039 +42% 49 $27,470   $3,544,374 3
Dec 5, 2008 12 $1,402,176 +4% 78 $17,977   $5,339,510 4
Dec 12, 2008 11 $2,175,518 +55% 169 $12,873   $8,048,764 5
Dec 19, 2008 8 $3,053,760 +40% 589 $5,185   $12,037,510 6
Dec 26, 2008 13 $4,301,870 +41% 614 $7,006   $19,476,395 7
Jan 2, 2009 10 $4,690,769 +9% 612 $7,665   $28,676,598 8
Jan 9, 2009 11 $3,782,340 -19% 601 $6,293   $34,127,195 9
Jan 16, 2009 10 $5,849,157 +55% 582 $10,050   $42,686,362 10
Jan 23, 2009 5 $10,699,629 +83% 1,415 $7,562   $56,065,245 11
Jan 30, 2009 6 $7,628,713 -29% 1,635 $4,666   $67,193,169 12
Feb 6, 2009 7 $7,177,270 -6% 1,724 $4,163   $77,203,055 13
Feb 13, 2009 9 $7,284,808 +1% 1,634 $4,458   $86,680,723 14
Feb 20, 2009 5 $8,384,680 +15% 2,244 $3,736   $98,354,395 15
Feb 27, 2009 3 $12,026,343 +43% 2,943 $4,086   $115,024,121 16
Mar 6, 2009 4 $6,808,383 -43% 2,890 $2,356   $125,324,813 17
Mar 13, 2009 6 $5,002,777 -27% 2,578 $1,941   $132,602,820 18
Mar 20, 2009 8 $2,676,369 -47% 2,578 $1,038   $137,178,177 19
Mar 27, 2009 12 $1,164,903 -56% 2,578 $452   $139,341,484 20
Apr 3, 2009 14 $499,257 -57% 840 $594   $140,244,722 21
Apr 10, 2009 20 $282,366 -43% 306 $923   $140,751,191 22
Apr 17, 2009 27 $142,771 -49% 212 $673   $141,017,353 23
Apr 24, 2009 37 $71,403 -50% 131 $545   $141,171,367 24
May 1, 2009 49 $37,194 -48% 72 $517   $141,243,551 25
May 8, 2009 59 $24,353 -35% 41 $594   $141,286,770 26
May 15, 2009 68 $10,537 -57% 22 $479   $141,307,689 27
May 22, 2009 79 $5,703 -46% 10 $570   $141,318,757 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 12, 2008 - $32,984     10 $3,298   $32,984 1
Nov 13, 2008 - $34,713 +5%   10 $3,471   $67,697 2
Nov 14, 2008 - $91,766 +164%   10 $9,177   $159,463 3
Nov 15, 2008 - $142,645 +55%   10 $14,265   $302,108 4
Nov 16, 2008 - $125,607 -12%   10 $12,561   $427,715 5
Nov 17, 2008 - $45,494 -64%   10 $4,549   $473,209 6
Nov 18, 2008 16 $49,644 +9%   10 $4,964   $522,853 7
Nov 19, 2008 15 $50,659 +2% +54% 10 $5,066   $573,512 8
Nov 20, 2008 14 $48,933 -3% +41% 10 $4,893   $622,445 9
Nov 21, 2008 13 $248,129 +407% +170% 32 $7,754   $870,574 10
Nov 22, 2008 12 $396,477 +60% +178% 32 $12,390   $1,267,051 11
Nov 23, 2008 11 $303,189 -24% +141% 32 $9,475   $1,570,240 12
Nov 24, 2008 11 $96,226 -68% +112% 32 $3,007   $1,666,466 13
Nov 25, 2008 11 $110,889 +15% +123% 32 $3,465   $1,777,355 14
Nov 26, 2008 12 $200,744 +81% +296% 49 $4,097   $1,978,099 15
Nov 27, 2008 10 $220,236 +10% +350% 49 $4,495   $2,198,335 16
Nov 28, 2008 11 $480,711 +118% +94% 49 $9,810   $2,679,046 17
Nov 29, 2008 11 $537,786 +12% +36% 49 $10,975   $3,216,832 18
Nov 30, 2008 10 $327,542 -39% +8% 49 $6,685   $3,544,374 19
Dec 1, 2008 11 $90,333 -72% -6% 49 $1,844   $3,634,707 20
Dec 2, 2008 11 $100,168 +11% -10% 49 $2,044   $3,734,875 21
Dec 3, 2008 11 $100,261 n/c -50% 49 $2,046   $3,835,136 22
Dec 4, 2008 11 $102,198 +2% -54% 49 $2,086   $3,937,334 23
Dec 5, 2008 12 $379,451 +271% -21% 78 $4,865   $4,316,785 24
Dec 6, 2008 12 $606,353 +60% +13% 78 $7,774   $4,923,138 25
Dec 7, 2008 12 $416,372 -31% +27% 78 $5,338   $5,339,510 26
Dec 8, 2008 12 $119,927 -71% +33% 78 $1,538   $5,459,437 27
Dec 9, 2008 12 $133,186 +11% +33% 78 $1,708   $5,592,623 28
Dec 10, 2008 12 $139,154 +4% +39% 78 $1,784   $5,731,777 29
Dec 11, 2008 12 $141,469 +2% +38% 78 $1,814   $5,873,246 30
Dec 12, 2008 11 $559,817 +296% +48% 169 $3,313   $6,433,063 31
Dec 13, 2008 11 $973,585 +74% +61% 169 $5,761   $7,406,648 32
Dec 14, 2008 10 $642,116 -34% +54% 169 $3,800   $8,048,764 33
Dec 15, 2008 10 $212,659 -67% +77% 169 $1,258   $8,261,423 34
Dec 16, 2008 10 $231,932 +9% +74% 169 $1,372   $8,493,355 35
Dec 17, 2008 10 $244,831 +6% +76% 169 $1,449   $8,738,186 36
Dec 18, 2008 11 $245,564 n/c +74% 169 $1,453   $8,983,750 37
Dec 19, 2008 8 $745,293 +204% +33% 589 $1,265   $9,729,043 38
Dec 20, 2008 8 $1,347,979 +81% +38% 589 $2,289   $11,077,022 39
Dec 21, 2008 8 $960,488 -29% +50% 589 $1,631   $12,037,510 40
Dec 22, 2008 8 $552,738 -42% +160% 589 $938   $12,590,248 41
Dec 23, 2008 8 $592,638 +7% +156% 589 $1,006   $13,182,886 42
Dec 24, 2008 7 $646,502 +9% +164% 589 $1,098   $13,829,388 43
Dec 25, 2008 12 $1,345,137 +108% +448% 614 $2,191   $15,174,525 44
Dec 26, 2008 13 $1,478,624 +10% +98% 614 $2,408   $16,653,149 45
Dec 27, 2008 13 $1,605,314 +9% +19% 614 $2,615   $18,258,463 46
Dec 28, 2008 13 $1,217,932 -24% +27% 614 $1,984   $19,476,395 47
Dec 29, 2008 13 $909,392 -25% +65% 614 $1,481   $20,385,787 48
Dec 30, 2008 13 $932,885 +3% +57% 614 $1,519   $21,318,672 49
Dec 31, 2008 - $908,690 -3% +41% 614 $1,480   $22,227,362 50
Jan 1, 2009 - $1,758,467 +94% +31% 614 $2,864   $23,985,829 51
Jan 2, 2009 - $1,661,532 -6% +12% 612 $2,715   $25,647,361 52
Jan 3, 2009 9 $1,849,019 +11% +15% 612 $3,021   $27,496,380 53
Jan 4, 2009 8 $1,180,218 -36% -3% 612 $1,928   $28,676,598 54
Jan 5, 2009 10 $382,064 -68% -58% 612 $624   $29,058,662 55
Jan 6, 2009 8 $436,096 +14% -53% 612 $713   $29,494,758 56
Jan 7, 2009 7 $447,390 +3% -51% 612 $731   $29,942,148 57
Jan 8, 2009 9 $402,707 -10% -77% 612 $658   $30,344,855 58
Jan 9, 2009 11 $1,073,819 +167% -35% 601 $1,787   $31,418,674 59
Jan 10, 2009 10 $1,670,770 +56% -10% 601 $2,780   $33,089,444 60
Jan 11, 2009 10 $1,037,751 -38% -12% 601 $1,727   $34,127,195 61
Jan 12, 2009 5 $661,759 -36% +73% 601 $1,101   $34,788,954 62
Jan 13, 2009 5 $727,407 +10% +67% 601 $1,210   $35,516,361 63
Jan 14, 2009 5 $661,493 -9% +48% 601 $1,101   $36,177,854 64
Jan 15, 2009 6 $659,351 n/c +64% 601 $1,097   $36,837,205 65
Jan 16, 2009 11 $1,560,544 +137% +45% 582 $2,681   $38,397,749 66
Jan 17, 2009 10 $2,535,897 +63% +52% 582 $4,357   $40,766,897 67
Jan 18, 2009 9 $1,752,716 -31% +69% 582 $3,012   $42,519,613 68
Jan 19, 2009 11 $1,172,570 -33% +77% 582 $2,015   $43,692,183 69
Jan 20, 2009 10 $380,135 -68% -48% 582 $653   $44,239,067 70
Jan 21, 2009 8 $472,732 +24% -29% 582 $812   $44,711,799 71
Jan 22, 2009 8 $653,817 +38% -1% 582 $1,123   $45,365,616 72
Jan 23, 2009 5 $2,758,977 +322% +77% 1,415 $1,950   $48,124,593 73
Jan 24, 2009 5 $4,792,950 +74% +89% 1,415 $3,387   $52,917,543 74
Jan 25, 2009 5 $3,147,702 -34% +80% 1,415 $2,225   $56,065,245 75
Jan 26, 2009 4 $858,643 -73% -27% 1,415 $607   $56,923,888 76
Jan 27, 2009 4 $945,157 +10% +149% 1,415 $668   $57,869,045 77
Jan 28, 2009 4 $816,003 -14% +73% 1,415 $577   $58,685,048 78
Jan 29, 2009 4 $879,408 +8% +35% 1,415 $621   $59,564,456 79
Jan 30, 2009 7 $2,319,496 +164% -16% 1,635 $1,419   $61,883,952 80
Jan 31, 2009 6 $3,932,100 +70% -18% 1,635 $2,405   $65,816,052 81
Feb 1, 2009 5 $1,377,117 -65% -56% 1,635 $842   $67,193,169 82
Feb 2, 2009 5 $627,694 -54% -27% 1,635 $384   $67,820,863 83
Feb 3, 2009 2 $737,931 +18% -22% 1,633 $452   $68,558,794 84
Feb 4, 2009 2 $721,257 -2% -12% 1,633 $442   $69,280,051 85
Feb 5, 2009 3 $745,734 +3% -15% 1,633 $457   $70,025,785 86
Feb 6, 2009 8 $1,944,153 +161% -16% 1,724 $1,128   $71,969,938 87
Feb 7, 2009 8 $3,297,342 +70% -16% 1,724 $1,913   $75,267,280 88
Feb 8, 2009 7 $1,935,775 -41% +41% 1,724 $1,123   $77,203,055 89
Feb 9, 2009 6 $525,271 -73% -16% 1,724 $305   $77,728,326 90
Feb 10, 2009 5 $584,814 +11% -21% 1,724 $339   $78,313,140 91
Feb 11, 2009 4 $520,898 -11% -28% 1,724 $302   $78,834,038 92
Feb 12, 2009 4 $561,877 +8% -25% 1,724 $326   $79,395,915 93
Feb 13, 2009 10 $1,518,637 +170% -22% 1,634 $929   $80,914,552 94
Feb 14, 2009 9 $3,444,636 +127% +4% 1,634 $2,108   $84,359,188 95
Feb 15, 2009 9 $2,321,535 -33% +20% 1,634 $1,421   $86,680,723 96
Feb 16, 2009 9 $1,421,140 -39% +171% 1,634 $870   $88,101,863 97
Feb 17, 2009 8 $645,971 -55% +10% 1,634 $395   $88,747,834 98
Feb 18, 2009 8 $569,061 -12% +9% 1,634 $348   $89,316,895 99
Feb 19, 2009 7 $652,820 +15% +16% 1,634 $400   $89,969,715 100
Feb 20, 2009 8 $2,090,988 +220% +38% 2,244 $932   $92,060,703 101
Feb 21, 2009 4 $3,957,479 +89% +15% 2,244 $1,764   $96,018,182 102
Feb 22, 2009 4 $2,336,213 -41% +1% 2,244 $1,041   $98,354,395 103
Feb 23, 2009 2 $1,203,144 -49% -15% 2,244 $536   $99,557,539 104
Feb 24, 2009 2 $1,281,205 +6% +98% 2,244 $571   $100,838,744 105
Feb 25, 2009 2 $1,051,280 -18% +85% 2,244 $468   $101,890,024 106
Feb 26, 2009 2 $1,107,754 +5% +70% 2,244 $494   $102,997,778 107
Feb 27, 2009 3 $3,269,142 +195% +56% 2,943 $1,111   $106,266,920 108
Feb 28, 2009 2 $5,531,344 +69% +40% 2,943 $1,879   $111,798,264 109
Mar 1, 2009 2 $3,225,857 -42% +38% 2,943 $1,096   $115,024,121 110
Mar 2, 2009 2 $882,999 -73% -27% 2,943 $300   $115,907,120 111
Mar 3, 2009 1 $984,056 +11% -23% 2,943 $334   $116,891,176 112
Mar 4, 2009 1 $827,626 -16% -21% 2,943 $281   $117,718,802 113
Mar 5, 2009 1 $797,628 -4% -28% 2,943 $271   $118,516,430 114
Mar 6, 2009 4 $1,957,060 +145% -40% 2,890 $677   $120,473,490 115
Mar 7, 2009 4 $3,183,584 +63% -42% 2,890 $1,102   $123,657,074 116
Mar 8, 2009 3 $1,667,739 -48% -48% 2,890 $577   $125,324,813 117
Mar 9, 2009 3 $507,601 -70% -43% 2,890 $176   $125,832,414 118
Mar 10, 2009 2 $621,964 +23% -37% 2,890 $215   $126,454,378 119
Mar 11, 2009 2 $562,670 -10% -32% 2,890 $195   $127,017,048 120
Mar 12, 2009 3 $582,995 +4% -27% 2,890 $202   $127,600,043 121
Mar 13, 2009 6 $1,375,083 +136% -30% 2,578 $533   $128,975,126 122
Mar 14, 2009 6 $2,335,941 +70% -27% 2,578 $906   $131,311,067 123
Mar 15, 2009 5 $1,291,753 -45% -23% 2,578 $501   $132,602,820 124
Mar 16, 2009 5 $465,953 -64% -8% 2,578 $181   $133,068,773 125
Mar 17, 2009 5 $457,432 -2% -26% 2,578 $177   $133,526,205 126
Mar 18, 2009 5 $490,623 +7% -13% 2,578 $190   $134,016,828 127
Mar 19, 2009 5 $484,980 -1% -17% 2,578 $188   $134,501,808 128
Mar 20, 2009 9 $792,418 +63% -42% 2,578 $307   $135,294,226 129
Mar 21, 2009 8 $1,217,060 +54% -48% 2,578 $472   $136,511,286 130
Mar 22, 2009 8 $666,891 -45% -48% 2,578 $259   $137,178,177 131
Mar 23, 2009 8 $239,506 -64% -49% 2,578 $93   $137,417,683 132
Mar 24, 2009 8 $273,174 +14% -40% 2,578 $106   $137,690,857 133
Mar 25, 2009 8 $238,661 -13% -51% 2,578 $93   $137,929,518 134
Mar 26, 2009 8 $247,063 +4% -49% 2,578 $96   $138,176,581 135
Mar 27, 2009 12 $330,062 +34% -58% 840 $393   $138,506,643 136
Mar 28, 2009 13 $534,131 +62% -56% 840 $636   $139,040,774 137
Mar 29, 2009 12 $300,710 -44% -55% 840 $358   $139,341,484 138
Mar 30, 2009 12 $96,792 -68% -60% 840 $115   $139,438,276 139
Mar 31, 2009 11 $113,401 +17% -58% 840 $135   $139,551,677 140
Apr 1, 2009 12 $98,275 -13% -59% 840 $117   $139,649,952 141
Apr 2, 2009 12 $95,513 -3% -61% 840 $114   $139,745,465 142
Apr 3, 2009 14 $154,536 +62% -53% 498 $310   $139,900,001 143
Apr 4, 2009 14 $225,134 +46% -58% 498 $452   $140,125,135 144
Apr 5, 2009 14 $119,587 -47% -60% 498 $240   $140,244,722 145
Apr 6, 2009 16 $46,024 -62% -52% 498 $92   $140,290,746 146
Apr 7, 2009 15 $60,813 +32% -46% 498 $122   $140,351,559 147
Apr 8, 2009 16 $55,211 -9% -44% 498 $111   $140,406,770 148
Apr 9, 2009 - $62,055 +12% -35% 498 $125   $140,468,825 149
Apr 10, 2009 - $96,733 +56% -37% 306 $316   $140,565,558 150
Apr 11, 2009 - $116,696 +21% -48% 306 $381   $140,682,254 151
Apr 12, 2009 - $68,937 -41% -42% 306 $225   $140,751,191 152
Apr 13, 2009 - $34,595 -50% -25% 306 $113   $140,785,786 153
Apr 14, 2009 - $31,530 -9% -48% 306 $103   $140,817,316 154
Apr 15, 2009 - $27,405 -13% -50% 306 $90   $140,844,721 155
Apr 16, 2009 - $29,861 +9% -52% 306 $98   $140,874,582 156
Apr 17, 2009 - $41,955 +41% -57% 212 $198   $140,916,537 157
Apr 18, 2009 - $63,472 +51% -46% 212 $299   $140,980,009 158
Apr 19, 2009 - $37,344 -41% -46% 212 $176   $141,017,353 159
Apr 20, 2009 - $19,480 -48% -44% 212 $92   $141,036,833 160
Apr 21, 2009 - $23,807 +22% -24% 212 $112   $141,060,640 161
Apr 22, 2009 - $19,620 -18% -28% 212 $93   $141,080,260 162
Apr 23, 2009 - $19,704 n/c -34% 212 $93   $141,099,964 163
Apr 24, 2009 - $20,603 +5% -51% 131 $157   $141,120,567 164
Apr 25, 2009 - $32,194 +56% -49% 131 $246   $141,152,761 165
Apr 26, 2009 - $18,606 -42% -50% 131 $142   $141,171,367 166
Apr 27, 2009 - $7,147 -62% -63% 131 $55   $141,178,514 167
Apr 28, 2009 - $9,498 +33% -60% 131 $73   $141,188,012 168
Apr 29, 2009 - $9,441 -1% -52% 131 $72   $141,197,453 169
Apr 30, 2009 - $8,904 -6% -55% 131 $68   $141,206,357 170
May 1, 2009 - $10,907 +22% -47% 131 $83   $141,217,264 171
May 2, 2009 - $17,242 +58% -46% 131 $132   $141,234,506 172
May 3, 2009 - $9,045 -48% -51% 131 $69   $141,243,551 173
May 4, 2009 - $3,366 -63% -53% 131 $26   $141,246,917 174
May 5, 2009 - $5,828 +73% -39% 131 $44   $141,252,745 175
May 6, 2009 - $4,729 -19% -50% 131 $36   $141,257,474 176
May 7, 2009 - $4,943 +5% -44% 131 $38   $141,262,417 177
May 8, 2009 - $7,142 +44% -35% 41 $174   $141,269,559 178
May 9, 2009 - $10,214 +43% -41% 41 $249   $141,279,773 179
May 10, 2009 - $6,997 -31% -23% 41 $171   $141,286,770 180
May 11, 2009 - $2,268 -68% -33% 41 $55   $141,289,038 181
May 12, 2009 - $2,733 +21% -53% 41 $67   $141,291,771 182
May 13, 2009 - $2,799 +2% -41% 41 $68   $141,294,570 183
May 14, 2009 - $2,582 -8% -48% 41 $63   $141,297,152 184
May 15, 2009 - $2,496 -3% -65% 22 $113   $141,299,648 185
May 16, 2009 - $5,243 +110% -49% 22 $238   $141,304,891 186
May 17, 2009 - $2,798 -47% -60% 22 $127   $141,307,689 187
May 18, 2009 - $1,706 -39% -25% 22 $78   $141,309,395 188
May 19, 2009 - $1,131 -34% -59% 22 $51   $141,310,526 189
May 20, 2009 - $1,261 +11% -55% 22 $57   $141,311,787 190
May 21, 2009 - $1,267 n/c -51% 22 $58   $141,313,054 191
May 25, 2009 87 $438   -74% 10 $44   $141,319,195 195

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2008 24 $554,748   10 $55,475   $622,445 2
Nov 21, 2008 14 $1,575,890 +184% 32 $49,247   $2,198,335 3
Nov 28, 2008 11 $1,738,999 +10% 49 $35,490   $3,937,334 4
Dec 5, 2008 12 $1,935,912 +11% 78 $24,819   $5,873,246 5
Dec 12, 2008 11 $3,110,504 +61% 169 $18,405   $8,983,750 6
Dec 19, 2008 12 $6,227,136 +100% 589 $10,572   $15,210,886 7
Dec 26, 2008 12 $8,811,304 +41% 614 $14,351   $23,985,829 8
Jan 2, 2009 10 $6,359,026 -28% 612 $10,391   $30,344,855 9
Jan 9, 2009 9 $6,492,350 +2% 601 $10,803   $36,837,205 10
Jan 16, 2009 10 $8,528,411 +31% 582 $14,654   $45,365,616 11
Jan 23, 2009 5 $14,198,840 +66% 1,415 $10,035   $59,564,456 12
Jan 30, 2009 5 $10,461,329 -26% 1,635 $6,398   $70,025,785 13
Feb 6, 2009 7 $9,370,130 -10% 1,724 $5,435   $79,395,915 14
Feb 13, 2009 9 $10,573,800 +13% 1,634 $6,471   $89,969,715 15
Feb 20, 2009 4 $13,028,063 +23% 2,244 $5,806   $102,997,778 16
Feb 27, 2009 2 $15,518,652 +19% 2,943 $5,273   $118,516,430 17
Mar 6, 2009 4 $9,083,613 -41% 2,890 $3,143   $127,600,043 18
Mar 13, 2009 5 $6,901,765 -24% 2,578 $2,677   $134,501,808 19
Mar 20, 2009 8 $3,674,773 -47% 2,578 $1,425   $138,176,581 20
Mar 27, 2009 12 $1,568,884 -57% 2,578 $609   $139,745,465 21
Apr 3, 2009 14 $723,360 -54% 840 $861   $140,468,825 22
Apr 10, 2009 20 $405,757 -44% 306 $1,326   $140,874,582 23
Apr 17, 2009 27 $225,382 -44% 212 $1,063   $141,099,964 24
Apr 24, 2009 37 $106,393 -53% 131 $812   $141,206,357 25
May 1, 2009 49 $56,060 -47% 131 $428   $141,262,417 26
May 8, 2009 58 $34,735 -38% 131 $265   $141,297,152 27
May 15, 2009 68 $15,902 -54% 0     $141,313,054 28
May 22, 2009 86 $6,874 -57% 10 $687   $141,319,928 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/19/2008 $0 0 3 4 $11,810,698 2/1/2021
South Korea 3/19/2009 $0 0 129 237 $6,170,230 7/1/2020
United Kingdom 1/9/2009 $0 0 1 1 $0
 
Rest of World $224,513,796
 
International Total$242,494,724 2/1/2021

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 5, 20092836,618 836,618$14,071,915$14,071,9151
Apr 12, 200910425,649-49% 1,262,267$6,503,917$20,575,8322
Apr 19, 200910154,580-64% 1,416,847$2,493,375$23,069,2073
Apr 26, 200913100,368-35% 1,517,215$1,604,884$24,674,0914
May 3, 20091389,866-10% 1,607,081$1,359,673$26,033,7645
May 10, 20091195,270+6% 1,702,351$1,428,097$27,461,8616
May 17, 20091565,835-31% 1,768,186$986,867$28,448,7287
May 24, 20092361,643-6% 1,829,829$924,029$29,372,7578

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 2, 20091022,606 22,606$391,082$391,08218

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Leading Cast

Dev Patel    Jamal Malik (older)
Freida Pinto    Latika (older)
Madhur Mittal    Salim Malik (older)

Supporting Cast

Anil Kapoor    Prem
Irrfan Khan    Inspector
Tanay Hemant Chheda    Jamal (middle)
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar    Latika (middle)
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala    Salim (middle)
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar    Jamal (youngest)
Rubina Ali    Latika (youngest)
Azharuddin Mohammed Isamil    Salim (youngest)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Danny Boyle    Director
Loveleen Tandan    Co-Director
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Vikas Swarup    Based on the novel "Q&A"
Christian Colson    Producer
Paul Smith    Executive Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Paul Rotchie    Co-Producer
Francois Ivernel    Co-Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken    Co-Executive Producer
Anthony Dod Mantle    Cinematographer
Chris Dickens    Editor
A.R. Rahman    Composer
Mark Digby    Production Designer
Abhisher Redka    Art Director
Michelle Dey    Set Decorator
Suttirat Anne Larlarb    Costume Designer
Resul Pookutty    Sound Mixer
Glenn Freemantle    Sound Designer
Tobrez Noorani    Line Producer
Raj Acharya    Assistant Director
Mrinal Desai    Second Unit Camera
Loveleen Tandan    Casting Director
Gail Stevens    Casting Director

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

International Details - Hannah Strikes a Chord

May 10th, 2009

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

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

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

DVD Rentals - Rental Chart Stands Still

April 29th, 2009

There were only two new releases to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, meaning there was not a lot of movement to report. The Day the Earth Stood Still remained in first place with a third more rentals than The Spirit, which opened in second place. More...

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

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

DVD Rentals - Rental Chart Does Not Stand Still

April 22nd, 2009

There were six new releases to chart this week, but three of the top four were holdovers. That one new release was The Day the Earth Stood Still, which earned 50% more than last week's number one film, Marley and Me. More...

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

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

DVD Sales - Top of the Chart Goes to the Dogs

April 15th, 2009

Slow week for new releases with only four or five reaching the top five, depending on how you count Bedtime Stories. We did have a new number one, as Marley and Me sold 1.53 million units generating $28.32 million in sales. More...

DVD Rentals - Dog Days on the Rental Chart

April 15th, 2009

There was a trio of new releases that finished one-two-three on the rental chart this week. This group was led by Marley and Me, which generated roughly 50% more rentals than either Seven Pounds or Slumdog Millionaire, which finished in a close race for second place. More...

International Top Five - Monsters Fight Their Way to the Top

April 9th, 2009

Monsters vs. Aliens expanded practically worldwide over the weekend climbing into first place with $33.47 million on 7707 screens in 49 markets for a still early total of $46.90 million. It opened in most major markets scoring first place in the U.K. with $6.47 million on 520 screens, as well as in Italy with $2.86 on 496 and in Australia with $2.77 million on 382. It finished in second place in Spain with $2.82 million on 538 screens and in Mexico with $2.00 million on 539 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.06 million. On the other hand, it struggled in France landing in third place with $2.15 million on 790 screens and was even weaker in Germany earning fifth place with $1.40 million on 699. In both markets its per screen average was well below expectations and dragged down its overall per screen average. Perhaps the films the movie is spoofing are just not well known enough to draw in audiences overseas. Or perhaps there are not enough 3-D theaters overseas to give its overall box office a big enough boost. Regardless, the film should reach $100 million internationally, which will be enough to give the film a profit, assuming the price tag was not completely irrational. More...

Furious Weekend on the Per Theater Chart

April 7th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Fast and Furious, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $20,500 during its opening weekend. Enlighten Up! returned to the chart in second place with $16,161 in second place. Valentino: The Last Emperor doubled its theater count, again, but remained strong with an average of $14,196 in four theaters. Strong buzz helped Gigantic earn $10,294 in its lone theater. Tulpan failed to reach $10,000 over the weekend with an opening of $8,620 in one theater; however, adding in Wednesday and Thursday and it made $10,357. More...

International Top Five - Slum Comes Out On Top in Crowded Race

April 1st, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire returned to first place on the international chart with $9.59 million on 3123 screens in 52 markets for a total of $170.31 million internationally and $309.86 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in China with $2.93 million on just over 400 screens, which is the best opening for a non-American foreign film for the past decade. It also showed no signs of declining in Germany, where it added $2.37 million on 270 screens during its second weekend, which was nearly identical to its opening, and it now has a total of $5.54 million. More...

DVD Releases for March 31st, 2009 - Part II

March 30th, 2009

It's a big list this week with nearly 50 DVDs here (including a few that are late reviews). This includes this year's big Oscar winner, Slumdog Millionaire, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Also coming out this week is two foreign language thrillers: Tell No One on DVD and Blu-ray, and Timecrimes on DVD. All three are worthy picking up. In fact, all three are DVD Picks of the Week. With so many releases, it comes as no surprise that this week's list has to be split into two, with the first part found here. More...

DVD Releases for March 31st, 2009 - Part I

March 30th, 2009

It's a big list this week with nearly 50 DVDs here (including a few that are late reviews). This includes this year's big Oscar winner, Slumdog Millionaire, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Also coming out this week is two foreign language thrillers: Tell No One on DVD and Blu-ray, and Timecrimes on DVD. All three are worth picking up. In fact, all three are DVD Picks of the Week. With so many releases, it comes as no surprise that this week's list has to be split into two, with the second part found here. More...

International Top Five - French are Cuckoo for Coco

March 25th, 2009

Coco opened in France and a couple other, smaller markets taking first place on the international chart with $12.71 million on 902 screens in 3 markets. This includes a first place opening in its native market, where it earned $11.20 million on 871 screens. More...

Valentino has Designs on the Per Theater Chart

March 24th, 2009

Valentino: The Last Emperor topped the per theater chart with $21,762 in one theater over the weekend and $33,170 since Wednesday. Hunger returned to theaters and scored $13,838 in its lone theater, which was just a tiny margin ahead of Sin Nombre's weekend of $13,574. Sunshine Cleaning expanded from 4 theaters to 64, but still finished in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,494. More...

International Top Five - Marley Retrieves Top Spot

March 18th, 2009

Marley & Me jumped to the top of the international box office pulling in $14.14 million on 2559 screens in 29 markets for a total of $49.01 million. Its best market was the U.K. where it opened in first place with $6.15 million on 467 screens, while it placed second in Russia $1.58 million on 517 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.04 million. As far as holdovers go, the film managed $2.04 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.72 million after two. Meanwhile in France, it earned $1.29 million on 354 screens over the weekend for a total of $4.11 million, also after two. The film opens in Spain this weekend, Japan next weekend, and Italy the weekend after that. More...

Sun is Shining on Per Theater Chart

March 17th, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning had the best per theater average of any film so far this year, pulling in an outstanding $220,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $54,798. Any doubts about the film's ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that. Opening in second place was Tokyo Sonata with an average of $14,173. The re-release of Z was the only other film to top $10,000 with an average of $10,144; however, Fados came close with $9,788. More...

International Top Five - Watchmen Wins but at What Cost?

March 11th, 2009

Watchmen opened in top spot on the international charts, but with a weaker than expected figure. Much weaker in some markets. The film did top the charts in the U.K. with $4.52 million on 419 screens and in Australia with $2.29 million on 226, which is a great start for this time of year, but not a monster opening some were predicting. It placed first in Italy, but with a soft opening of $1.48 million on 344 screens, and the same was true in South Korea ($1.44 million on 397) and in Mexico ($722,000 on 417). The film had to settle for second place in Russia with $2.60 million on 554 screens and in France with $2.49 million on 517. Third was the best the movie could do in Germany ($2.03 million on 367 screens) and in Spain ($1.94 million on 426). Overall it did finish in first place with $26.63 million on 5,149 screens in 44 markets, but with only a couple of major markets left to open in, and the likelihood of massive drop-offs, this film will likely not match its domestic total, and might not top $100 million internationally. This is bad news for a movie that some have suggested cost $200 million to make, but that likely includes worldwide P&A, as well as the production budget. If it can make $300 million worldwide, then it will show a profit during its initial push on the home market. If it can make $200 million worldwide, then it will show a profit, eventually. More...

Per Theater Chart is Being Watched

March 11th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Watchmen, was also the leader on the per theater chart with an average of $15,291 in more than 3,600 theaters. This was below expectations of many, but still a strong start. Tokyo! and Fados were able to reach the $10,000 mark with $11,730 and $10,823 respectively. More...

Watchmen Tops 2009 Chart but Below Record Levels

March 10th, 2009

Watchmen opened with the biggest weekend box office of the year so far, but it was below the record-breaking levels some predicted. That said, the overall box office was still up 4% from last weekend, and more importantly, up 8% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $1.96 billion, which is about 14% more than last year's pace. This is down from earlier in the year, but still very impressive nonetheless. More...

Weekend Estimates: Heavily Front-Loaded Watchmen Posts Big Opening

March 8th, 2009

Watchmen opened big over the weekend, earning a mighty $55.655 million, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate. Impressive as that debut is, the movie did fade quite dramatically through the weekend after posting a $25.135 million opening day on Friday. Saturday's estimate stands at $18.7 million, down 25% from the movie's opening day, although the decline is slightly artifical because Friday's total includes $4.55 million from midnight shows. Sunday's projected of $11.8 million would be down 37% from Saturday, which is fairly typical for an opening weekend. Overall, it's a debut that Warner Bros. (and Fox, who has a gross participation deal) will be happy with, but the long-term performance of the movie is very hard to judge at this point. More...

Be on the Lookout for Falling Records

March 5th, 2009

Is it ironic that a film called Watchmen is opening the same weekend we set our clocks ahead one hour? Perhaps this is part of some brilliant marketing strategy. Regardless, Watchmen is the only wide release of the week, and it has a lot of buzz surrounding it. So much so that it has a shot at breaking records, while earning more than all four big releases last year did combined. More...

International Top Five - Millionaire Nears Century Mark

March 4th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire nearly doubled its weekend haul thanks to its Oscar wins, and a bit of expansion. For instance, the film opened in second place in Poland with $536,000 on 60 screens over the weekend for a total of $662,000. In the U.K. it rose from third into first place with $2.38 million on 447 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.74 million. Over in Spain it added $2.21 million on 250 screens, which was also enough for first place, while it has now made $6.00 million after three weeks of release. Overall the film made $16.94 million on 2,915 screens in 37 markets for a total of $99.71 million and will have reached the $100 million mark on Monday. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Wins More than the Oscars

March 3rd, 2009

It's been just over a week since Slumdog Millionaire won big at the Oscars, and it won again last weekend. It was the only one of the ten theatrical winners to show a significant bounce at the box office, as its theater count and per theater average both rose. This helped its box office climb by 43% to just over $12 million, the best weekend haul in its run. More...

Katyn Examined on the Per Theater Chart

March 3rd, 2009

Katyn was the leader on the Per Theater Chart with $14,206 in one theater, while Examined Life was close behind with $12,085, also in one theater. More...

Jonas Brothers Hit a Sour Note

March 3rd, 2009

We had a surprise film at the top of the chart as The Jonas Brothers proved they were no competition for Miley Cyrus. In fact, they were no match for Tyler Perry in a dress. Fortunately, while there was severe weakness at the top, the overall box office was still strong at $111 million. Yes, that was down 22% from last weekend, but it was 15% head of the same weekend last year. Meanwhile, 2009 continues to lead 2008 by a sizable margin at $1.79 billion to $1.53 billion, a 17% gap. More...

Updated Weekend Estimates: Madea Holds Top Spot as Jonas Brothers Bomb

March 1st, 2009

It is fair to say that expectations were generally too high for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience this weekend, but even so its opening weekend, estimated at $12.7 million, is a major disappointment. The biggest surprise is that it didn't even take number one spot on the weekend chart, in spite of Madea Goes to Jail dropping nearly 60% from its opening weekend. Madea finished with $16.5 million, for a two week total of $64.8 million. Slumdog Millionaire earned an estimated $12.15 million on the back of its big Oscar wins. That's the biggest weekend so far for the movie, and its box office take has actually grown for 13 out of the 16 weekends it has been in theaters. More...

Jonas Brothers take on Miley Cyrus

February 26th, 2009

There won't be much of a race for the top of the box office chart with The Jonas Brothers being the only film with a legitimate shot at number one. There is a question whether the trio can live up to Miley Cyrus's box office triumph with Best of Both Worlds. And then there's the question of 2009 maintaining its blistering pace over 2008. I think the latter is more likely than the former. More...

International Top Five - Competition can't Unbutton Benjamin From the Top of the Chart

February 25th, 2009

No major, or midlevel openings left The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button down 30% this weekend; however, it still earned more than enough to remain in top spot on the international charts. It earned $21.20 million on 5,516 screens over the weekend in 55 markets for a total of $153.15 million, which is the second best total for a David Fincher film. (Only Se7en earned more.) The film's best market was Italy where it added $3.10 million on 502 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.65 million after two. It was also very strong in France adding $3.06 million on 584 screens, giving the film a three-week total of $14.72 million. With no major openings left ahead, the film will have to rely on holdovers to grow its worldwide box office, but it is only $50 million away from overtaking Se7en and becoming the biggest hit in David Fincher's career. This is great news, because it was an very, very expensive movie to make. More...

Madea got it Made on the Per Theater Chart

February 25th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Madea Goes to Jail, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $20,192. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Gomorrah, which barely managed that feat with an average of $10,087 over the weekend. More...

Madea Takes Down Competition

February 24th, 2009

The Oscars combined with the post-holiday weekend left the overall box office dramatically lower this weekend compared to last. In fact, it was down 24% to $142 million; however, compared to the same weekend last year, that was up by just under 30%. Year-to-date, 2009 has pulled in $1.65 billion, which is 23% above last year's pace of $1.34 billion. There's no way 2009 can keep up this pace for too much longer, but each weekend it does will help future box office scores. After all, a lot of people see trailers, posters, and other advertisements for the first time when going to the movie theaters. More free advertising now will turn into more people going to the theaters later on. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Rich in Awards

February 22nd, 2009

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their winners tonight in a star-studded gala. While there were plenty of winners, Slumdog Millionaire walked away with eight Oscars, easily the most of any film tonight. More...

International Details - Recep Ivedik is No Turkey

February 22nd, 2009

Recep Ivedik opened in its native Turkey and a few other markets scoring sixth place with $8.32 million on 483 screens in 4 markets. Of that total, $6.10 million was earned on 390 screens during a first place opening in its native market, which is above the pace of its predecessor. The film managed fourth place in Germany with $1.75 million on just 75 screens. An excellent start for the film. More...

Weekend Estimates: Tyler Perry Sets New Personal Best

February 22nd, 2009

Madea Goes to Jail dominated Oscar weekend at the movies with an impressive $41.1 million opening, according to Lionsgate's Sunday estimate. That's a record for Perry, topping the $30 million debut of Madea's Family Reunion two years ago. Even after factoring in the exhibitor's share of box office, Madea Goes to Jail has already recovered its $17.5 million production budget. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Best Director and Best Picture

February 21st, 2009

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest under way, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. More...

Gomorrah Heats up the Per Theater Chart

February 18th, 2009

Gomorrah led the way on the per theater chart this weekend with an average of $15,540 in seven theaters. Second place went to Two Lovers with an average of $13,569, proving yet again there is no such thing as bad publicity. Under the Sea 3-D opened with $13,490, and it should be in theaters for at least a year, if not two. The final film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Friday the 13th, which opened with an average of $13,066 in more than 3,000 theaters. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay

February 18th, 2009

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest under way, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at Best Writing - Original Screenplay and Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay. More...

Four-Day Weekend Estimates: Horror Leads Record-Breaking Weekend

February 16th, 2009

The theatrical market continued its remarkable run with another record-breaking weekend, based on studio estimates released on Monday. Friday the 13th led with a four-day estimate of $45.2 million, the second-best Presidents' Weekend opening ever. He's Just Not That Into You fell 29% from its opening and earned $23.4 million Friday-to-Monday, giving Warner Bros. a one-two finish. Taken lands in third place with an estimated $22.2 million, while Coraline takes fourth with $19.1 million; both movies fell less than 10% from last weekend, based on a three-day comparison More...

International Top Five - Button Up on Top

February 11th, 2009

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button earned first place on the international chart with $32.57 million on 4,939 screens in 42 markets for a total of $75.41 million. The film opened in first place in four major markets, led by France where it made $5.45 million on 566 screens, while it made $5.05 million on 459 screens in Spain. It was not as potent in the U.K. with $3.29 million on 425 screens and in Russia with $1.62 million. It had to settle for second place in Japan, but earned a strong $3.42 million on 427 screens. As for holdovers, the film remained in first place in Germany with $3.82 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.27 million after two weeks of release. Benjamin Button isn't done yet and it will hit $200 million worldwide shortly, if it hasn't already, while it should top its domestic total before too long. More...

Per Theater Chart Bloodied Up

February 10th, 2009

Crips and Bloods: Made in America was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with $13,978 in one theater during its second weekend of release. More...

International Details - Slumdog Continues to Earn Millions

February 8th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire slipped to sixth place with $7.67 million on 1275 screens in 12 markets for a total of $42.46 million. The film had no major openings this past weekend, but it added $3.02 million on 416 screens during its fourth weekend on top of the charts in the U.K. for a total of $18.21 million in that one market. More...

Awards Season - Writing is on the Wall for Slumdog

February 8th, 2009

The final guild to hand out its awards was WGA, which did so last night. There were nearly 30 awards handed out, but only three for theatrical releases, and yes, Slumdog Millionaires was among the winners. More...

Melancholy on the Per Theater Chart

February 4th, 2009

There was only one film with a per theater average of more than $10,000 this week, and that film was Medicine for Melancholy, which opened with $12,625 in its lone theater. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Awards Season - Direct and to the Point

February 2nd, 2009

The latest guild to hand out awards was the DGA, which did so last night. There were only two awards dealing with theatrical releases, and Slumdog Millionaires managed yet another win. More...

Inviting New Releases to Town

January 29th, 2009

It could be tough this weekend for 2009 to maintain pace with 2008 for a few reasons. First of all, this time last year was the first weekend of February, and this time it is still the last weekend of January. Secondly, it is Super Bowl weekend, and the two widest releases are aiming at a male audience. Thirdly, this time last year Miley Cyrus proved she was a box office powerhouse, and there's no equivalent this year. That said, while the top of the chart might not be that strong, there is a lot more depth this year. A lot more. In fact, there is a slim chance that the sixth place film will make $10 million or more at the box office this weekend, and it is unlikely that any of the new releases will truly bomb, unlike last year. (Also, the Super Bowl is a lot less interesting this year compared to last.) More...

International Top Five - Valkyrie Explodes on the International Box Office

January 28th, 2009

Valkyrie started its international run this weekend scoring first place with $12.85 million on 2089 screens in 13 markets for a total of $14.16 million. Its best market was Germany, no real surprise there given its setting, where it made $3.65 million on 689 screens. The film earned second place in both the U.K. with $2.54 million on 450 screens and in South Korea with $1.47 million on 479 screens over the weekend and $1.90 million. More...

Per Theater Chart Empties Out

January 28th, 2009

There wasn't a single film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart at the weekend. Slumdog Millionaire led the way with $7,562, which is a better average than the film has earned in three of the five past weekends, despite expanding to the widest it has ever been by a large margin. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Continues its Streak

January 26th, 2009

The latest Awards Season ceremony was held last night by the Screen Actors Guild, and yet again Slumdog Millionaire came out a winner. However, it was not the only winner. More...

International Details - Escaping the Top Five

January 25th, 2009

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell from second to sixth with $9.07 million on 5601 screens in 48 markets for a total of $380.42 million. No openings hurt the film this past weekend, and its only $1 million markets this past weekend were South Korea at $1.20 million on 432 screens and Poland at $1.09 million on 130. The film has made $3.76 million after two weeks in the former and $7.72 million after three weeks in the latter. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Continues to Produce Wins

January 25th, 2009

The PGA awards were announced last night, and Slumdog Millionaires walked away a winner, again. But it wasn't the only film to win. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. More...

Millionaire Richer after Golden Wins

January 21st, 2009

The Golden Globe bounce wasn't exactly overwhelming after the winners were announced, but many of the winners have been in theaters too long to really benefit from the added publicity. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

International Details - Down Under goes Over $100 million

January 18th, 2009

Australia reached a major milestone this past weekend as it topped $100 million internationally. Over the weekend the film added $12.33 million on 4901 screens in 55 markets for a total of $103.30 million internationally and $151.06 million worldwide. Additionally, with openings in Italy, Brazil, China, Russia, and Japan still ahead, the film has a shot at $200 million worldwide. That would be enough to cover the film's production budget, after taking into account Australia's generous tax incentives. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Defying the Odds on the Per Theater Chart

January 13th, 2009

It is very rare for a film to repeat as champion on the per theater chart, but that's exactly what Defiance did this past weekend, as it earned an average of $34,092 in two theaters. The Wrestler climbed into second place with an average of $14,140 in 60 theaters, which suggests serious room to expand, especially if it continues its winning ways during Awards Season. Made in U.S.A. was the best of the new releases, as it pulled in $11,125 in one theater, while Revolutionary Road was right behind with an average of $10,558 in 135. Finally, Gran Torino earned an average of $10,500 during its first week of wide release. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globes are Slumming It

January 12th, 2009

The first of the major awards ceremonies were held last night as the Hollywood Foreign Press handed out the 66th annual Golden Globes awards. There were very few films that earned more than one award, but the big winner was Slumdog Millionaire with four wins. It is instantly an Oscar favorite. More...

Awards Season - Hat Trick Of Guild Nominations

January 9th, 2009

The final guild nominations were recently announced, and there are several theatrical categories to get to. The three guilds, DGA, PGA, and WGA, announced out eight nominations in total, which really help to fill in the gaps for prediction the Oscar nods. Or in some cases, just make matters more confusing. More...

Per Theater Chart Defiant

January 6th, 2009

Despite earning mixed reviews, Defiance topped the per theater chart with a massive average of $61,757 in two theaters, and that's over the weekend. In total the film made more than $200,000 in 2 theaters over five days. Gran Torino's per theater average grew by 26% to $34,957 in 84 theaters. At this point, it would be fair to say it has earned some measure of mainstream success, and it expands wide this weekend. Revolutionary Road saw its theater count grow from 3 to 38, while it still managed a per theater average of $25,946. The Wrestler also saw growth with an average of $24,323, and it should expand over the coming weeks. I'm not sure it will expand wide, but it should do reasonably well. Che continues its Oscar qualifying run earning an average of $17,742 in 2 theaters. Last Chance Harvey saw small growth to $17,034 in 6 theaters, but I'm not sure how far it will expand. Waltz with Bashir was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,713 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Marley and Me Wins Again

January 4th, 2009

Marley & Me has taken the box office crown for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With no wide openers, the top seven movies have all remained in the same order they enjoyed last weekend, and overall performances were remarkably similar across the board. Yes Man did best among the top five, down just 17%, while Slumdog Millionaire moved back into the top 10 and increased its box office by 10% while playing in basically the same number of theaters as it had over Christmas weekend. More...

Revolution on the Per Theater Chart

December 30th, 2008

Revolutionary Road was nothing short of fantastic on the per theater chart earning a stunning $190,000 in just three theaters for an average of $63,304. Gran Torino saw both is theater count and per theater average grow earning more than $2 million in 84 theaters for a stunning average of $27,652; the film might not earn as many awards as some were expecting, but its box office potential is as high as ever. The Wrestler slipped to third place during is sophomore stint with an average of $21,529 in 18 theaters, but it too should earn some measure of mainstream success. Che continued its Oscar qualifying run with $35,000 in 2 theaters for an average of $17,252. Last Chance Harvey opened with nearly $100,000 in six theaters for an average of $16,210, which would have been very impressive though most of the year, but we've hit such a winning streak recently that is feels merely average. The overall box office leader, Marley & Me earned an average of $10,448, while Waltz with Bashir barely managed to enter the $10,000 club with an average of $10,004 in five theaters. More...

Awards Season - SAG Strikes Back

December 28th, 2008

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced last Friday, but in the holiday rush, they fell through the cracks. Perhaps that's because most SAG talk these days revolves around possible strike action. The big player here is undoubtedly Doubt, which picked up four individual nods and one for its primary cast. More...

Wrestler Overpowers Competition on the Per Theater Chart

December 23rd, 2008

The Wrestler had one of the best opening per theater averages this year, pulling in just over $200,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $50,679; this impressive beginning is even more impressive once one realizes it was a Wednesday opener, which undoubtedly cut its weekend average. Gran Torino tripled its theater count but its per theater average held well at $24,643 during its second weekend of release. Likewise, Doubt saw a significant increase in its theater count while earning an average of $17,460 over the weekend. The Reader remained in 8 theaters with an average of $11,599, and it will be interesting to see how well it expands at this point, but momentum is not on its side. More...

Torino Grand on Per Theater Chart

December 17th, 2008

Gran Torino opened on top of the Per Theater Chart with an outstanding average of $45,287 in six theaters. Wide expansion seems inevitable at this point. Likewise, Doubts debut of just over $500,000 in 15 theaters gave it an average $33,815 making expansion almost assured. Che - The Argentine was close behind with $30,535 in two theaters. The Reader opened with an average of $21,006 in 8 theaters, which most weeks would be enough to score top spot; however, given the competition, without continued success during Awards Season, it could struggle to expand. There were only two holdovers in the $10,000 club with Frost/Nixon earning an average of $16,061 and Slumdog Millionaire earning $12,873. The final $10,000 film was Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which opened with $10,985. However, both My Name Is Bruce and Wendy and Lucy came relatively close with averages of $9,119 and $9,109 respectively. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...

Frost Heats up Per Theater Chart

December 9th, 2008

Frost/Nixon had one of the best openings of the year, earning a per theater average of $60,236 in three theaters. Second place on the per theater chart was Milk with an average of $18,534 in just a hair under 100 theaters. Slumdog Millionaire is showing incredible legs and earned an average of $17,977 theaters in 78 theaters while My Name is Bruce rounded out the $10,000 club with $17,214 in one theater, the best weekend of its run. More...

Weekend Estimates: Four Christmases Stays Top

December 7th, 2008

Four Christmases held on at the top of the chart for a second weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The comedy fell only 41%, the best hold in the top ten, and easily topped the chart ahead of Twilight, which had a better third week, down around 50% to $13 million. The wide openers were generally weak. Punisher: War Zone only managed $4 million in 2,508 theaters. Cadillac Records did much better on a per theater basis, averaging over $5,000 per location, but limited release in 686 theaters meant it was only able to land in 9th place with $3.5 million. More...

Milk Rises to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

December 2nd, 2008

After a decided lack of limited releases that were able to expand and earn some mainstream success through most of the year, we've finally seen a number of such films that have come out recently. The latest was Milk which opened with a three-day per theater average of $40,385 while it has nearly $2 million after five days. Slumdog Millionaire again held extremely well, even taking into account the holiday, dipping just 7% to $27,470. There is little doubt it will expand greatly over the coming weeks, especially if it starts earning some Awards Season buzz. My Name is Bruce returned to the $10,000 club with $13,284 in one theater. More...

Thanksgiving Estimates: Four Christmases, Family Films Big Winners

November 30th, 2008

Thanksgiving weekend produced three big winners, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. At the top, Four Christmases scored an excellent $31.7 million Friday-Sunday and $46.7 million over the five-day weekend, and is the third best Thanksgiving opening ever, just behind Enchanted's opening last year. Second place, Friday-Sunday, was taken by Bolt, which scored $26.6 million, and, very unusually these days, earned more in its second weekend than it did in its first. In sixth place, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa also benefited from the holiday, dropping just 7% from last weekend to earn another $14.5 million. More...

Slumdog Really is a Millionaire on the Per Theater Chart

November 26th, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire remained on top of the Per Theater Chart this week with an average of $29,619. This was just 18% less than last weekend, despite tripling its theater count and that makes its performance all the more impressive. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Twilight, which earned an average of $20,368 in 3,400 theaters. More...

Slumming it on the Per Theater Chart

November 19th, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire could be something we've been looking for all year, a limited release hit that will break out into mainstream theaters. It opened with just over $360,000 in 10 theaters over the weekend for an average of $36,002, and it already has $428,000 since Wednesday. Second place on the per theater chart went to the number one release of the week, Quantum of Solace, which earned an average of $19,568. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which showed remarkable strength in earning an average of $12,484 this week. That was down just 16% despite its theater count more than doubling. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 14, 2008

November 16th, 2008

It's a lopsided week for movie websites with one top-notch site and a list full of mostly average sites. Granted, the one top-notch site is, Quantum of Solace's Official Site, and it more than makes up for the average sites. More...

Limited Releases are Slumming It

November 14th, 2008

There's an even dozen limited releases on this week's list, but only two of them are earning overwhelming positive reviews. And only one of those, Slumdog Millionaire, has a real shot at significant expansion. 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 US Release Dates - September 29, 2008

September 29th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hannah Montana, Old Dogs, Legion and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 30, 2008

August 30th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Australia, Extreme Movie, New York, I Love You and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - April 9, 2008

April 9th, 2008

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

New Movie US Release Dates - April 6, 2008

April 6th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Underworld 3, Pink Panther 2, Nottingham and more! More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$360,018 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:11.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 27.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/2,943 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $200,222,706

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 459 $141,330,703
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $242,494,724
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 377 $383,825,427
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 3 $141,330,703
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 64 $141,330,703
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 45 $242,494,724
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 46 $383,825,427
Leggiest Movies 89 11.75

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 12th, 2008 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: December 19th, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
January 9th, 2009 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
March 19th, 2009 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: March 31st, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, disturbing images and language
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
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Keywords: Romance, Non Professional Actor, Poverty, Homeless, Tortured for Information, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Life Drama, 2009 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros., Celador Films, Film 4
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 77 $24,353 May 8, 2009 180
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 69 $37,194 May 1, 2009 173
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 47 $71,403 Apr 24, 2009 166
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 38 $142,771 Apr 17, 2009 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 24 $282,366 Apr 10, 2009 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 97 $499,257 Apr 3, 2009 145
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 21 $499,257 Apr 3, 2009 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 52 $1,164,903 Mar 27, 2009 138
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 11 $1,164,903 Mar 27, 2009 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 16 $2,676,369 Mar 20, 2009 131
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 4 $2,676,369 Mar 20, 2009 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 3 $5,002,777 Mar 13, 2009 124
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 2 $5,002,777 Mar 13, 2009 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 2 $6,808,383 Mar 6, 2009 117
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 1 $6,808,383 Mar 6, 2009 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 1 $12,026,343 Feb 27, 2009 110
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 1 $12,026,343 Feb 27, 2009 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 2 $8,384,680 Feb 20, 2009 103
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 1 $8,384,680 Feb 20, 2009 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 4 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 2 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 168 $7,284,808 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $10,975,780 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 138 $8,705,948 Feb 13, 2009 96
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $13,116,961 Feb 13, 2009 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 4 $7,177,270 Feb 6, 2009 89
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 1 $7,177,270 Feb 6, 2009 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 6 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 1 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 80 $7,628,713 Jan 30, 2009 82
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,493,931 Jan 30, 2009 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 3 $10,699,629 Jan 23, 2009 75
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 1 $10,699,629 Jan 23, 2009 75
Theater Average 11th Weekend 40 $7,562 Jan 23, 2009 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 9 $653,817 Jan 22, 2009 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 26 $472,732 Jan 21, 2009 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 49 $380,135 Jan 20, 2009 70
Biggest 10th Monday 9 $1,172,570 Jan 19, 2009 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 15 $1,752,716 Jan 18, 2009 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 34 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 2 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Theater Average 10th Weekend 22 $10,050 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 241 $5,849,157 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 306 $8,812,734 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 196 $7,021,727 Jan 16, 2009 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 199 $10,579,410 Jan 16, 2009 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 22 $2,535,897 Jan 17, 2009 67
Biggest 10th Friday 21 $1,560,544 Jan 16, 2009 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 13 $659,351 Jan 15, 2009 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 18 $661,493 Jan 14, 2009 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 21 $727,407 Jan 13, 2009 63
Biggest 9th Monday 51 $661,759 Jan 12, 2009 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 80 $1,037,751 Jan 11, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 10 $3,782,340 Jan 9, 2009 61
Theater Average 9th Weekend 77 $6,293 Jan 9, 2009 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 67 $1,670,770 Jan 10, 2009 60
Biggest 9th Friday 60 $1,073,819 Jan 9, 2009 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 90 $402,707 Jan 8, 2009 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 83 $447,390 Jan 7, 2009 57
Biggest 8th Sunday 99 $1,180,218 Jan 4, 2009 54
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 10 $4,690,769 Jan 2, 2009 54
Theater Average 8th Weekend 60 $7,665 Jan 2, 2009 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $7,067,427 Jan 2, 2009 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 95 $1,849,019 Jan 3, 2009 53
Biggest 8th Friday 43 $1,661,532 Jan 2, 2009 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 5 $1,758,467 Jan 1, 2009 51
Biggest 7th Wednesday 35 $908,690 Dec 31, 2008 50
Biggest 7th Tuesday 56 $932,885 Dec 30, 2008 49
Biggest 7th Monday 67 $909,392 Dec 29, 2008 48
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 14 $4,301,870 Dec 26, 2008 47
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $6,770,350 Dec 26, 2008 47
Biggest 6th Thursday 36 $1,345,137 Dec 25, 2008 44
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 31 $3,053,760 Dec 19, 2008 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 87 $2,175,518 Dec 12, 2008 33
Theater Average 5th Weekend 55 $12,873 Dec 12, 2008 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 48 $17,977 Dec 5, 2008 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 43 $27,470 Nov 28, 2008 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 99 $29,619 Nov 21, 2008 12
Top 2008 Theater Average 11 $36,002 Nov 14, 2008 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 52 $141,330,703 Nov 12, 2008 0
Widest Expansion Limited Release 1 2,933 Nov 12, 2008 0

Leading Cast

Dev Patel    Jamal Malik (older)
Freida Pinto    Latika (older)
Madhur Mittal    Salim Malik (older)

Supporting Cast

Anil Kapoor    Prem
Irrfan Khan    Inspector
Tanay Hemant Chheda    Jamal (middle)
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar    Latika (middle)
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala    Salim (middle)
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar    Jamal (youngest)
Rubina Ali    Latika (youngest)
Azharuddin Mohammed Isamil    Salim (youngest)

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

Production and Technical Credits

Danny Boyle    Director
Loveleen Tandan    Co-Director
Simon Beaufoy    Screenwriter
Vikas Swarup    Based on the novel "Q&A"
Christian Colson    Producer
Paul Smith    Executive Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Paul Rotchie    Co-Producer
Francois Ivernel    Co-Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken    Co-Executive Producer
Anthony Dod Mantle    Cinematographer
Chris Dickens    Editor
A.R. Rahman    Composer
Mark Digby    Production Designer
Abhisher Redka    Art Director
Michelle Dey    Set Decorator
Suttirat Anne Larlarb    Costume Designer
Resul Pookutty    Sound Mixer
Glenn Freemantle    Sound Designer
Tobrez Noorani    Line Producer
Raj Acharya    Assistant Director
Mrinal Desai    Second Unit Camera
Loveleen Tandan    Casting Director
Gail Stevens    Casting Director

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

International Details - Hannah Strikes a Chord

May 10th, 2009

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

International Details - Blame it On Rio

May 3rd, 2009

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

DVD Rentals - Rental Chart Stands Still

April 29th, 2009

There were only two new releases to reach the top 30 on the rental chart this week, meaning there was not a lot of movement to report. The Day the Earth Stood Still remained in first place with a third more rentals than The Spirit, which opened in second place. More...

International Details - Japan Rising Sun on International Chart

April 26th, 2009

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

DVD Rentals - Rental Chart Does Not Stand Still

April 22nd, 2009

There were six new releases to chart this week, but three of the top four were holdovers. That one new release was The Day the Earth Stood Still, which earned 50% more than last week's number one film, Marley and Me. More...

International Details - Unknown Success

April 19th, 2009

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

DVD Sales - Top of the Chart Goes to the Dogs

April 15th, 2009

Slow week for new releases with only four or five reaching the top five, depending on how you count Bedtime Stories. We did have a new number one, as Marley and Me sold 1.53 million units generating $28.32 million in sales. More...

DVD Rentals - Dog Days on the Rental Chart

April 15th, 2009

There was a trio of new releases that finished one-two-three on the rental chart this week. This group was led by Marley and Me, which generated roughly 50% more rentals than either Seven Pounds or Slumdog Millionaire, which finished in a close race for second place. More...

International Top Five - Monsters Fight Their Way to the Top

April 9th, 2009

Monsters vs. Aliens expanded practically worldwide over the weekend climbing into first place with $33.47 million on 7707 screens in 49 markets for a still early total of $46.90 million. It opened in most major markets scoring first place in the U.K. with $6.47 million on 520 screens, as well as in Italy with $2.86 on 496 and in Australia with $2.77 million on 382. It finished in second place in Spain with $2.82 million on 538 screens and in Mexico with $2.00 million on 539 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.06 million. On the other hand, it struggled in France landing in third place with $2.15 million on 790 screens and was even weaker in Germany earning fifth place with $1.40 million on 699. In both markets its per screen average was well below expectations and dragged down its overall per screen average. Perhaps the films the movie is spoofing are just not well known enough to draw in audiences overseas. Or perhaps there are not enough 3-D theaters overseas to give its overall box office a big enough boost. Regardless, the film should reach $100 million internationally, which will be enough to give the film a profit, assuming the price tag was not completely irrational. More...

Furious Weekend on the Per Theater Chart

April 7th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Fast and Furious, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $20,500 during its opening weekend. Enlighten Up! returned to the chart in second place with $16,161 in second place. Valentino: The Last Emperor doubled its theater count, again, but remained strong with an average of $14,196 in four theaters. Strong buzz helped Gigantic earn $10,294 in its lone theater. Tulpan failed to reach $10,000 over the weekend with an opening of $8,620 in one theater; however, adding in Wednesday and Thursday and it made $10,357. More...

International Top Five - Slum Comes Out On Top in Crowded Race

April 1st, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire returned to first place on the international chart with $9.59 million on 3123 screens in 52 markets for a total of $170.31 million internationally and $309.86 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in China with $2.93 million on just over 400 screens, which is the best opening for a non-American foreign film for the past decade. It also showed no signs of declining in Germany, where it added $2.37 million on 270 screens during its second weekend, which was nearly identical to its opening, and it now has a total of $5.54 million. More...

DVD Releases for March 31st, 2009 - Part II

March 30th, 2009

It's a big list this week with nearly 50 DVDs here (including a few that are late reviews). This includes this year's big Oscar winner, Slumdog Millionaire, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Also coming out this week is two foreign language thrillers: Tell No One on DVD and Blu-ray, and Timecrimes on DVD. All three are worthy picking up. In fact, all three are DVD Picks of the Week. With so many releases, it comes as no surprise that this week's list has to be split into two, with the first part found here. More...

DVD Releases for March 31st, 2009 - Part I

March 30th, 2009

It's a big list this week with nearly 50 DVDs here (including a few that are late reviews). This includes this year's big Oscar winner, Slumdog Millionaire, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Also coming out this week is two foreign language thrillers: Tell No One on DVD and Blu-ray, and Timecrimes on DVD. All three are worth picking up. In fact, all three are DVD Picks of the Week. With so many releases, it comes as no surprise that this week's list has to be split into two, with the second part found here. More...

International Top Five - French are Cuckoo for Coco

March 25th, 2009

Coco opened in France and a couple other, smaller markets taking first place on the international chart with $12.71 million on 902 screens in 3 markets. This includes a first place opening in its native market, where it earned $11.20 million on 871 screens. More...

Valentino has Designs on the Per Theater Chart

March 24th, 2009

Valentino: The Last Emperor topped the per theater chart with $21,762 in one theater over the weekend and $33,170 since Wednesday. Hunger returned to theaters and scored $13,838 in its lone theater, which was just a tiny margin ahead of Sin Nombre's weekend of $13,574. Sunshine Cleaning expanded from 4 theaters to 64, but still finished in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,494. More...

International Top Five - Marley Retrieves Top Spot

March 18th, 2009

Marley & Me jumped to the top of the international box office pulling in $14.14 million on 2559 screens in 29 markets for a total of $49.01 million. Its best market was the U.K. where it opened in first place with $6.15 million on 467 screens, while it placed second in Russia $1.58 million on 517 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.04 million. As far as holdovers go, the film managed $2.04 million on 550 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.72 million after two. Meanwhile in France, it earned $1.29 million on 354 screens over the weekend for a total of $4.11 million, also after two. The film opens in Spain this weekend, Japan next weekend, and Italy the weekend after that. More...

Sun is Shining on Per Theater Chart

March 17th, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning had the best per theater average of any film so far this year, pulling in an outstanding $220,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $54,798. Any doubts about the film's ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that. Opening in second place was Tokyo Sonata with an average of $14,173. The re-release of Z was the only other film to top $10,000 with an average of $10,144; however, Fados came close with $9,788. More...

International Top Five - Watchmen Wins but at What Cost?

March 11th, 2009

Watchmen opened in top spot on the international charts, but with a weaker than expected figure. Much weaker in some markets. The film did top the charts in the U.K. with $4.52 million on 419 screens and in Australia with $2.29 million on 226, which is a great start for this time of year, but not a monster opening some were predicting. It placed first in Italy, but with a soft opening of $1.48 million on 344 screens, and the same was true in South Korea ($1.44 million on 397) and in Mexico ($722,000 on 417). The film had to settle for second place in Russia with $2.60 million on 554 screens and in France with $2.49 million on 517. Third was the best the movie could do in Germany ($2.03 million on 367 screens) and in Spain ($1.94 million on 426). Overall it did finish in first place with $26.63 million on 5,149 screens in 44 markets, but with only a couple of major markets left to open in, and the likelihood of massive drop-offs, this film will likely not match its domestic total, and might not top $100 million internationally. This is bad news for a movie that some have suggested cost $200 million to make, but that likely includes worldwide P&A, as well as the production budget. If it can make $300 million worldwide, then it will show a profit during its initial push on the home market. If it can make $200 million worldwide, then it will show a profit, eventually. More...

Per Theater Chart is Being Watched

March 11th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Watchmen, was also the leader on the per theater chart with an average of $15,291 in more than 3,600 theaters. This was below expectations of many, but still a strong start. Tokyo! and Fados were able to reach the $10,000 mark with $11,730 and $10,823 respectively. More...

Watchmen Tops 2009 Chart but Below Record Levels

March 10th, 2009

Watchmen opened with the biggest weekend box office of the year so far, but it was below the record-breaking levels some predicted. That said, the overall box office was still up 4% from last weekend, and more importantly, up 8% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $1.96 billion, which is about 14% more than last year's pace. This is down from earlier in the year, but still very impressive nonetheless. More...

Weekend Estimates: Heavily Front-Loaded Watchmen Posts Big Opening

March 8th, 2009

Watchmen opened big over the weekend, earning a mighty $55.655 million, according to Warner Bros.' Sunday estimate. Impressive as that debut is, the movie did fade quite dramatically through the weekend after posting a $25.135 million opening day on Friday. Saturday's estimate stands at $18.7 million, down 25% from the movie's opening day, although the decline is slightly artifical because Friday's total includes $4.55 million from midnight shows. Sunday's projected of $11.8 million would be down 37% from Saturday, which is fairly typical for an opening weekend. Overall, it's a debut that Warner Bros. (and Fox, who has a gross participation deal) will be happy with, but the long-term performance of the movie is very hard to judge at this point. More...

Be on the Lookout for Falling Records

March 5th, 2009

Is it ironic that a film called Watchmen is opening the same weekend we set our clocks ahead one hour? Perhaps this is part of some brilliant marketing strategy. Regardless, Watchmen is the only wide release of the week, and it has a lot of buzz surrounding it. So much so that it has a shot at breaking records, while earning more than all four big releases last year did combined. More...

International Top Five - Millionaire Nears Century Mark

March 4th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire nearly doubled its weekend haul thanks to its Oscar wins, and a bit of expansion. For instance, the film opened in second place in Poland with $536,000 on 60 screens over the weekend for a total of $662,000. In the U.K. it rose from third into first place with $2.38 million on 447 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.74 million. Over in Spain it added $2.21 million on 250 screens, which was also enough for first place, while it has now made $6.00 million after three weeks of release. Overall the film made $16.94 million on 2,915 screens in 37 markets for a total of $99.71 million and will have reached the $100 million mark on Monday. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Wins More than the Oscars

March 3rd, 2009

It's been just over a week since Slumdog Millionaire won big at the Oscars, and it won again last weekend. It was the only one of the ten theatrical winners to show a significant bounce at the box office, as its theater count and per theater average both rose. This helped its box office climb by 43% to just over $12 million, the best weekend haul in its run. More...

Katyn Examined on the Per Theater Chart

March 3rd, 2009

Katyn was the leader on the Per Theater Chart with $14,206 in one theater, while Examined Life was close behind with $12,085, also in one theater. More...

Jonas Brothers Hit a Sour Note

March 3rd, 2009

We had a surprise film at the top of the chart as The Jonas Brothers proved they were no competition for Miley Cyrus. In fact, they were no match for Tyler Perry in a dress. Fortunately, while there was severe weakness at the top, the overall box office was still strong at $111 million. Yes, that was down 22% from last weekend, but it was 15% head of the same weekend last year. Meanwhile, 2009 continues to lead 2008 by a sizable margin at $1.79 billion to $1.53 billion, a 17% gap. More...

Updated Weekend Estimates: Madea Holds Top Spot as Jonas Brothers Bomb

March 1st, 2009

It is fair to say that expectations were generally too high for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience this weekend, but even so its opening weekend, estimated at $12.7 million, is a major disappointment. The biggest surprise is that it didn't even take number one spot on the weekend chart, in spite of Madea Goes to Jail dropping nearly 60% from its opening weekend. Madea finished with $16.5 million, for a two week total of $64.8 million. Slumdog Millionaire earned an estimated $12.15 million on the back of its big Oscar wins. That's the biggest weekend so far for the movie, and its box office take has actually grown for 13 out of the 16 weekends it has been in theaters. More...

Jonas Brothers take on Miley Cyrus

February 26th, 2009

There won't be much of a race for the top of the box office chart with The Jonas Brothers being the only film with a legitimate shot at number one. There is a question whether the trio can live up to Miley Cyrus's box office triumph with Best of Both Worlds. And then there's the question of 2009 maintaining its blistering pace over 2008. I think the latter is more likely than the former. More...

International Top Five - Competition can't Unbutton Benjamin From the Top of the Chart

February 25th, 2009

No major, or midlevel openings left The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button down 30% this weekend; however, it still earned more than enough to remain in top spot on the international charts. It earned $21.20 million on 5,516 screens over the weekend in 55 markets for a total of $153.15 million, which is the second best total for a David Fincher film. (Only Se7en earned more.) The film's best market was Italy where it added $3.10 million on 502 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.65 million after two. It was also very strong in France adding $3.06 million on 584 screens, giving the film a three-week total of $14.72 million. With no major openings left ahead, the film will have to rely on holdovers to grow its worldwide box office, but it is only $50 million away from overtaking Se7en and becoming the biggest hit in David Fincher's career. This is great news, because it was an very, very expensive movie to make. More...

Madea got it Made on the Per Theater Chart

February 25th, 2009

The overall box office leader, Madea Goes to Jail, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $20,192. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Gomorrah, which barely managed that feat with an average of $10,087 over the weekend. More...

Madea Takes Down Competition

February 24th, 2009

The Oscars combined with the post-holiday weekend left the overall box office dramatically lower this weekend compared to last. In fact, it was down 24% to $142 million; however, compared to the same weekend last year, that was up by just under 30%. Year-to-date, 2009 has pulled in $1.65 billion, which is 23% above last year's pace of $1.34 billion. There's no way 2009 can keep up this pace for too much longer, but each weekend it does will help future box office scores. After all, a lot of people see trailers, posters, and other advertisements for the first time when going to the movie theaters. More free advertising now will turn into more people going to the theaters later on. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Rich in Awards

February 22nd, 2009

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their winners tonight in a star-studded gala. While there were plenty of winners, Slumdog Millionaire walked away with eight Oscars, easily the most of any film tonight. More...

International Details - Recep Ivedik is No Turkey

February 22nd, 2009

Recep Ivedik opened in its native Turkey and a few other markets scoring sixth place with $8.32 million on 483 screens in 4 markets. Of that total, $6.10 million was earned on 390 screens during a first place opening in its native market, which is above the pace of its predecessor. The film managed fourth place in Germany with $1.75 million on just 75 screens. An excellent start for the film. More...

Weekend Estimates: Tyler Perry Sets New Personal Best

February 22nd, 2009

Madea Goes to Jail dominated Oscar weekend at the movies with an impressive $41.1 million opening, according to Lionsgate's Sunday estimate. That's a record for Perry, topping the $30 million debut of Madea's Family Reunion two years ago. Even after factoring in the exhibitor's share of box office, Madea Goes to Jail has already recovered its $17.5 million production budget. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Best Director and Best Picture

February 21st, 2009

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest under way, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. More...

Gomorrah Heats up the Per Theater Chart

February 18th, 2009

Gomorrah led the way on the per theater chart this weekend with an average of $15,540 in seven theaters. Second place went to Two Lovers with an average of $13,569, proving yet again there is no such thing as bad publicity. Under the Sea 3-D opened with $13,490, and it should be in theaters for at least a year, if not two. The final film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Friday the 13th, which opened with an average of $13,066 in more than 3,000 theaters. More...

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay

February 18th, 2009

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest under way, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at Best Writing - Original Screenplay and Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay. More...

Four-Day Weekend Estimates: Horror Leads Record-Breaking Weekend

February 16th, 2009

The theatrical market continued its remarkable run with another record-breaking weekend, based on studio estimates released on Monday. Friday the 13th led with a four-day estimate of $45.2 million, the second-best Presidents' Weekend opening ever. He's Just Not That Into You fell 29% from its opening and earned $23.4 million Friday-to-Monday, giving Warner Bros. a one-two finish. Taken lands in third place with an estimated $22.2 million, while Coraline takes fourth with $19.1 million; both movies fell less than 10% from last weekend, based on a three-day comparison More...

International Top Five - Button Up on Top

February 11th, 2009

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button earned first place on the international chart with $32.57 million on 4,939 screens in 42 markets for a total of $75.41 million. The film opened in first place in four major markets, led by France where it made $5.45 million on 566 screens, while it made $5.05 million on 459 screens in Spain. It was not as potent in the U.K. with $3.29 million on 425 screens and in Russia with $1.62 million. It had to settle for second place in Japan, but earned a strong $3.42 million on 427 screens. As for holdovers, the film remained in first place in Germany with $3.82 million on 605 screens over the weekend for a total of $10.27 million after two weeks of release. Benjamin Button isn't done yet and it will hit $200 million worldwide shortly, if it hasn't already, while it should top its domestic total before too long. More...

Per Theater Chart Bloodied Up

February 10th, 2009

Crips and Bloods: Made in America was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart with $13,978 in one theater during its second weekend of release. More...

International Details - Slumdog Continues to Earn Millions

February 8th, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire slipped to sixth place with $7.67 million on 1275 screens in 12 markets for a total of $42.46 million. The film had no major openings this past weekend, but it added $3.02 million on 416 screens during its fourth weekend on top of the charts in the U.K. for a total of $18.21 million in that one market. More...

Awards Season - Writing is on the Wall for Slumdog

February 8th, 2009

The final guild to hand out its awards was WGA, which did so last night. There were nearly 30 awards handed out, but only three for theatrical releases, and yes, Slumdog Millionaires was among the winners. More...

Melancholy on the Per Theater Chart

February 4th, 2009

There was only one film with a per theater average of more than $10,000 this week, and that film was Medicine for Melancholy, which opened with $12,625 in its lone theater. More...

Taken Takes Top Spot

February 2nd, 2009

Taken took on the competition and won with $24.72 million over the weekend, which was the second best Super Bowl weekend debut behind Miley Cyrus's stunning opening of Best of Both Worlds. This is much better than expected, as the male-oriented rescue / revenge story faced stiff competition from Super Bowl 43, which turned out to be a much better game than anticipated. More...

Awards Season - Direct and to the Point

February 2nd, 2009

The latest guild to hand out awards was the DGA, which did so last night. There were only two awards dealing with theatrical releases, and Slumdog Millionaires managed yet another win. More...

Inviting New Releases to Town

January 29th, 2009

It could be tough this weekend for 2009 to maintain pace with 2008 for a few reasons. First of all, this time last year was the first weekend of February, and this time it is still the last weekend of January. Secondly, it is Super Bowl weekend, and the two widest releases are aiming at a male audience. Thirdly, this time last year Miley Cyrus proved she was a box office powerhouse, and there's no equivalent this year. That said, while the top of the chart might not be that strong, there is a lot more depth this year. A lot more. In fact, there is a slim chance that the sixth place film will make $10 million or more at the box office this weekend, and it is unlikely that any of the new releases will truly bomb, unlike last year. (Also, the Super Bowl is a lot less interesting this year compared to last.) More...

International Top Five - Valkyrie Explodes on the International Box Office

January 28th, 2009

Valkyrie started its international run this weekend scoring first place with $12.85 million on 2089 screens in 13 markets for a total of $14.16 million. Its best market was Germany, no real surprise there given its setting, where it made $3.65 million on 689 screens. The film earned second place in both the U.K. with $2.54 million on 450 screens and in South Korea with $1.47 million on 479 screens over the weekend and $1.90 million. More...

Per Theater Chart Empties Out

January 28th, 2009

There wasn't a single film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart at the weekend. Slumdog Millionaire led the way with $7,562, which is a better average than the film has earned in three of the five past weekends, despite expanding to the widest it has ever been by a large margin. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Continues its Streak

January 26th, 2009

The latest Awards Season ceremony was held last night by the Screen Actors Guild, and yet again Slumdog Millionaire came out a winner. However, it was not the only winner. More...

International Details - Escaping the Top Five

January 25th, 2009

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa fell from second to sixth with $9.07 million on 5601 screens in 48 markets for a total of $380.42 million. No openings hurt the film this past weekend, and its only $1 million markets this past weekend were South Korea at $1.20 million on 432 screens and Poland at $1.09 million on 130. The film has made $3.76 million after two weeks in the former and $7.72 million after three weeks in the latter. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sony Wins Big with Blart and Lycans

January 25th, 2009

The theatrical market continued to perform strongly this weekend, with Sony in particular having good reason to cheer. Paul Blart: Mall Cop followed up its amazing opening weekend with a very solid hold, down just 33% to an estimated $21.5 million for the weekend and $64.8 million after two. Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans couldn't top that performance, but did a creditable $20.7 million, which will almost certainly translate into a continuation of the franchise. Inkheart was the biggest disappointment of the weekend, earning $7.725 million for seventh place. More...

Awards Season - Slumdog Continues to Produce Wins

January 25th, 2009

The PGA awards were announced last night, and Slumdog Millionaires walked away a winner, again. But it wasn't the only film to win. More...

Will the Box Office Continue to Rise?

January 23rd, 2009

2009 looks to continue its winning streak with two wide releases and a lot of high-powered holdovers. It is unlikely that any of them will live up to last week's number one film, but the overall effort should live up to last year's overall box office and maintain 2009's winning streak. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. More...

Millionaire Richer after Golden Wins

January 21st, 2009

The Golden Globe bounce wasn't exactly overwhelming after the winners were announced, but many of the winners have been in theaters too long to really benefit from the added publicity. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

International Details - Down Under goes Over $100 million

January 18th, 2009

Australia reached a major milestone this past weekend as it topped $100 million internationally. Over the weekend the film added $12.33 million on 4901 screens in 55 markets for a total of $103.30 million internationally and $151.06 million worldwide. Additionally, with openings in Italy, Brazil, China, Russia, and Japan still ahead, the film has a shot at $200 million worldwide. That would be enough to cover the film's production budget, after taking into account Australia's generous tax incentives. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Defying the Odds on the Per Theater Chart

January 13th, 2009

It is very rare for a film to repeat as champion on the per theater chart, but that's exactly what Defiance did this past weekend, as it earned an average of $34,092 in two theaters. The Wrestler climbed into second place with an average of $14,140 in 60 theaters, which suggests serious room to expand, especially if it continues its winning ways during Awards Season. Made in U.S.A. was the best of the new releases, as it pulled in $11,125 in one theater, while Revolutionary Road was right behind with an average of $10,558 in 135. Finally, Gran Torino earned an average of $10,500 during its first week of wide release. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globes are Slumming It

January 12th, 2009

The first of the major awards ceremonies were held last night as the Hollywood Foreign Press handed out the 66th annual Golden Globes awards. There were very few films that earned more than one award, but the big winner was Slumdog Millionaire with four wins. It is instantly an Oscar favorite. More...

Awards Season - Hat Trick Of Guild Nominations

January 9th, 2009

The final guild nominations were recently announced, and there are several theatrical categories to get to. The three guilds, DGA, PGA, and WGA, announced out eight nominations in total, which really help to fill in the gaps for prediction the Oscar nods. Or in some cases, just make matters more confusing. More...

Per Theater Chart Defiant

January 6th, 2009

Despite earning mixed reviews, Defiance topped the per theater chart with a massive average of $61,757 in two theaters, and that's over the weekend. In total the film made more than $200,000 in 2 theaters over five days. Gran Torino's per theater average grew by 26% to $34,957 in 84 theaters. At this point, it would be fair to say it has earned some measure of mainstream success, and it expands wide this weekend. Revolutionary Road saw its theater count grow from 3 to 38, while it still managed a per theater average of $25,946. The Wrestler also saw growth with an average of $24,323, and it should expand over the coming weeks. I'm not sure it will expand wide, but it should do reasonably well. Che continues its Oscar qualifying run earning an average of $17,742 in 2 theaters. Last Chance Harvey saw small growth to $17,034 in 6 theaters, but I'm not sure how far it will expand. Waltz with Bashir was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,713 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Marley and Me Wins Again

January 4th, 2009

Marley & Me has taken the box office crown for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With no wide openers, the top seven movies have all remained in the same order they enjoyed last weekend, and overall performances were remarkably similar across the board. Yes Man did best among the top five, down just 17%, while Slumdog Millionaire moved back into the top 10 and increased its box office by 10% while playing in basically the same number of theaters as it had over Christmas weekend. More...

Revolution on the Per Theater Chart

December 30th, 2008

Revolutionary Road was nothing short of fantastic on the per theater chart earning a stunning $190,000 in just three theaters for an average of $63,304. Gran Torino saw both is theater count and per theater average grow earning more than $2 million in 84 theaters for a stunning average of $27,652; the film might not earn as many awards as some were expecting, but its box office potential is as high as ever. The Wrestler slipped to third place during is sophomore stint with an average of $21,529 in 18 theaters, but it too should earn some measure of mainstream success. Che continued its Oscar qualifying run with $35,000 in 2 theaters for an average of $17,252. Last Chance Harvey opened with nearly $100,000 in six theaters for an average of $16,210, which would have been very impressive though most of the year, but we've hit such a winning streak recently that is feels merely average. The overall box office leader, Marley & Me earned an average of $10,448, while Waltz with Bashir barely managed to enter the $10,000 club with an average of $10,004 in five theaters. More...

Awards Season - SAG Strikes Back

December 28th, 2008

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced last Friday, but in the holiday rush, they fell through the cracks. Perhaps that's because most SAG talk these days revolves around possible strike action. The big player here is undoubtedly Doubt, which picked up four individual nods and one for its primary cast. More...

Wrestler Overpowers Competition on the Per Theater Chart

December 23rd, 2008

The Wrestler had one of the best opening per theater averages this year, pulling in just over $200,000 in 4 theaters for an average of $50,679; this impressive beginning is even more impressive once one realizes it was a Wednesday opener, which undoubtedly cut its weekend average. Gran Torino tripled its theater count but its per theater average held well at $24,643 during its second weekend of release. Likewise, Doubt saw a significant increase in its theater count while earning an average of $17,460 over the weekend. The Reader remained in 8 theaters with an average of $11,599, and it will be interesting to see how well it expands at this point, but momentum is not on its side. More...

Torino Grand on Per Theater Chart

December 17th, 2008

Gran Torino opened on top of the Per Theater Chart with an outstanding average of $45,287 in six theaters. Wide expansion seems inevitable at this point. Likewise, Doubts debut of just over $500,000 in 15 theaters gave it an average $33,815 making expansion almost assured. Che - The Argentine was close behind with $30,535 in two theaters. The Reader opened with an average of $21,006 in 8 theaters, which most weeks would be enough to score top spot; however, given the competition, without continued success during Awards Season, it could struggle to expand. There were only two holdovers in the $10,000 club with Frost/Nixon earning an average of $16,061 and Slumdog Millionaire earning $12,873. The final $10,000 film was Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which opened with $10,985. However, both My Name Is Bruce and Wendy and Lucy came relatively close with averages of $9,119 and $9,109 respectively. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...

Frost Heats up Per Theater Chart

December 9th, 2008

Frost/Nixon had one of the best openings of the year, earning a per theater average of $60,236 in three theaters. Second place on the per theater chart was Milk with an average of $18,534 in just a hair under 100 theaters. Slumdog Millionaire is showing incredible legs and earned an average of $17,977 theaters in 78 theaters while My Name is Bruce rounded out the $10,000 club with $17,214 in one theater, the best weekend of its run. More...

Weekend Estimates: Four Christmases Stays Top

December 7th, 2008

Four Christmases held on at the top of the chart for a second weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The comedy fell only 41%, the best hold in the top ten, and easily topped the chart ahead of Twilight, which had a better third week, down around 50% to $13 million. The wide openers were generally weak. Punisher: War Zone only managed $4 million in 2,508 theaters. Cadillac Records did much better on a per theater basis, averaging over $5,000 per location, but limited release in 686 theaters meant it was only able to land in 9th place with $3.5 million. More...

Milk Rises to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

December 2nd, 2008

After a decided lack of limited releases that were able to expand and earn some mainstream success through most of the year, we've finally seen a number of such films that have come out recently. The latest was Milk which opened with a three-day per theater average of $40,385 while it has nearly $2 million after five days. Slumdog Millionaire again held extremely well, even taking into account the holiday, dipping just 7% to $27,470. There is little doubt it will expand greatly over the coming weeks, especially if it starts earning some Awards Season buzz. My Name is Bruce returned to the $10,000 club with $13,284 in one theater. More...

Thanksgiving Estimates: Four Christmases, Family Films Big Winners

November 30th, 2008

Thanksgiving weekend produced three big winners, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. At the top, Four Christmases scored an excellent $31.7 million Friday-Sunday and $46.7 million over the five-day weekend, and is the third best Thanksgiving opening ever, just behind Enchanted's opening last year. Second place, Friday-Sunday, was taken by Bolt, which scored $26.6 million, and, very unusually these days, earned more in its second weekend than it did in its first. In sixth place, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa also benefited from the holiday, dropping just 7% from last weekend to earn another $14.5 million. More...

Slumdog Really is a Millionaire on the Per Theater Chart

November 26th, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire remained on top of the Per Theater Chart this week with an average of $29,619. This was just 18% less than last weekend, despite tripling its theater count and that makes its performance all the more impressive. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Twilight, which earned an average of $20,368 in 3,400 theaters. More...

Slumming it on the Per Theater Chart

November 19th, 2008

Slumdog Millionaire could be something we've been looking for all year, a limited release hit that will break out into mainstream theaters. It opened with just over $360,000 in 10 theaters over the weekend for an average of $36,002, and it already has $428,000 since Wednesday. Second place on the per theater chart went to the number one release of the week, Quantum of Solace, which earned an average of $19,568. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which showed remarkable strength in earning an average of $12,484 this week. That was down just 16% despite its theater count more than doubling. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 14, 2008

November 16th, 2008

It's a lopsided week for movie websites with one top-notch site and a list full of mostly average sites. Granted, the one top-notch site is, Quantum of Solace's Official Site, and it more than makes up for the average sites. More...

Limited Releases are Slumming It

November 14th, 2008

There's an even dozen limited releases on this week's list, but only two of them are earning overwhelming positive reviews. And only one of those, Slumdog Millionaire, has a real shot at significant expansion. 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 US Release Dates - September 29, 2008

September 29th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hannah Montana, Old Dogs, Legion and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 30, 2008

August 30th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Australia, Extreme Movie, New York, I Love You and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - April 9, 2008

April 9th, 2008

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

New Movie US Release Dates - April 6, 2008

April 6th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Underworld 3, Pink Panther 2, Nottingham and more! More...

Cast Updates - April 4, 2008

April 4th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Informant, The Surrogates, War, Inc., and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2008 24 $360,018   10 $36,002   $427,715 1
Nov 21, 2008 11 $947,795 +163% 32 $29,619   $1,570,240 2
Nov 28, 2008 11 $1,346,039 +42% 49 $27,470   $3,544,374 3
Dec 5, 2008 12 $1,402,176 +4% 78 $17,977   $5,339,510 4
Dec 12, 2008 11 $2,175,518 +55% 169 $12,873   $8,048,764 5
Dec 19, 2008 8 $3,053,760 +40% 589 $5,185   $12,037,510 6
Dec 26, 2008 13 $4,301,870 +41% 614 $7,006   $19,476,395 7
Jan 2, 2009 10 $4,690,769 +9% 612 $7,665   $28,676,598 8
Jan 9, 2009 11 $3,782,340 -19% 601 $6,293   $34,127,195 9
Jan 16, 2009 10 $5,849,157 +55% 582 $10,050   $42,686,362 10
Jan 23, 2009 5 $10,699,629 +83% 1,415 $7,562   $56,065,245 11
Jan 30, 2009 6 $7,628,713 -29% 1,635 $4,666   $67,193,169 12
Feb 6, 2009 7 $7,177,270 -6% 1,724 $4,163   $77,203,055 13
Feb 13, 2009 9 $7,284,808 +1% 1,634 $4,458   $86,680,723 14
Feb 20, 2009 5 $8,384,680 +15% 2,244 $3,736   $98,354,395 15
Feb 27, 2009 3 $12,026,343 +43% 2,943 $4,086   $115,024,121 16
Mar 6, 2009 4 $6,808,383 -43% 2,890 $2,356   $125,324,813 17
Mar 13, 2009 6 $5,002,777 -27% 2,578 $1,941   $132,602,820 18
Mar 20, 2009 8 $2,676,369 -47% 2,578 $1,038   $137,178,177 19
Mar 27, 2009 12 $1,164,903 -56% 2,578 $452   $139,341,484 20
Apr 3, 2009 14 $499,257 -57% 840 $594   $140,244,722 21
Apr 10, 2009 20 $282,366 -43% 306 $923   $140,751,191 22
Apr 17, 2009 27 $142,771 -49% 212 $673   $141,017,353 23
Apr 24, 2009 37 $71,403 -50% 131 $545   $141,171,367 24
May 1, 2009 49 $37,194 -48% 72 $517   $141,243,551 25
May 8, 2009 59 $24,353 -35% 41 $594   $141,286,770 26
May 15, 2009 68 $10,537 -57% 22 $479   $141,307,689 27
May 22, 2009 79 $5,703 -46% 10 $570   $141,318,757 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 12, 2008 - $32,984     10 $3,298   $32,984 1
Nov 13, 2008 - $34,713 +5%   10 $3,471   $67,697 2
Nov 14, 2008 - $91,766 +164%   10 $9,177   $159,463 3
Nov 15, 2008 - $142,645 +55%   10 $14,265   $302,108 4
Nov 16, 2008 - $125,607 -12%   10 $12,561   $427,715 5
Nov 17, 2008 - $45,494 -64%   10 $4,549   $473,209 6
Nov 18, 2008 16 $49,644 +9%   10 $4,964   $522,853 7
Nov 19, 2008 15 $50,659 +2% +54% 10 $5,066   $573,512 8
Nov 20, 2008 14 $48,933 -3% +41% 10 $4,893   $622,445 9
Nov 21, 2008 13 $248,129 +407% +170% 32 $7,754   $870,574 10
Nov 22, 2008 12 $396,477 +60% +178% 32 $12,390   $1,267,051 11
Nov 23, 2008 11 $303,189 -24% +141% 32 $9,475   $1,570,240 12
Nov 24, 2008 11 $96,226 -68% +112% 32 $3,007   $1,666,466 13
Nov 25, 2008 11 $110,889 +15% +123% 32 $3,465   $1,777,355 14
Nov 26, 2008 12 $200,744 +81% +296% 49 $4,097   $1,978,099 15
Nov 27, 2008 10 $220,236 +10% +350% 49 $4,495   $2,198,335 16
Nov 28, 2008 11 $480,711 +118% +94% 49 $9,810   $2,679,046 17
Nov 29, 2008 11 $537,786 +12% +36% 49 $10,975   $3,216,832 18
Nov 30, 2008 10 $327,542 -39% +8% 49 $6,685   $3,544,374 19
Dec 1, 2008 11 $90,333 -72% -6% 49 $1,844   $3,634,707 20
Dec 2, 2008 11 $100,168 +11% -10% 49 $2,044   $3,734,875 21
Dec 3, 2008 11 $100,261 n/c -50% 49 $2,046   $3,835,136 22
Dec 4, 2008 11 $102,198 +2% -54% 49 $2,086   $3,937,334 23
Dec 5, 2008 12 $379,451 +271% -21% 78 $4,865   $4,316,785 24
Dec 6, 2008 12 $606,353 +60% +13% 78 $7,774   $4,923,138 25
Dec 7, 2008 12 $416,372 -31% +27% 78 $5,338   $5,339,510 26
Dec 8, 2008 12 $119,927 -71% +33% 78 $1,538   $5,459,437 27
Dec 9, 2008 12 $133,186 +11% +33% 78 $1,708   $5,592,623 28
Dec 10, 2008 12 $139,154 +4% +39% 78 $1,784   $5,731,777 29
Dec 11, 2008 12 $141,469 +2% +38% 78 $1,814   $5,873,246 30
Dec 12, 2008 11 $559,817 +296% +48% 169 $3,313   $6,433,063 31
Dec 13, 2008 11 $973,585 +74% +61% 169 $5,761   $7,406,648 32
Dec 14, 2008 10 $642,116 -34% +54% 169 $3,800   $8,048,764 33
Dec 15, 2008 10 $212,659 -67% +77% 169 $1,258   $8,261,423 34
Dec 16, 2008 10 $231,932 +9% +74% 169 $1,372   $8,493,355 35
Dec 17, 2008 10 $244,831 +6% +76% 169 $1,449   $8,738,186 36
Dec 18, 2008 11 $245,564 n/c +74% 169 $1,453   $8,983,750 37
Dec 19, 2008 8 $745,293 +204% +33% 589 $1,265   $9,729,043 38
Dec 20, 2008 8 $1,347,979 +81% +38% 589 $2,289   $11,077,022 39
Dec 21, 2008 8 $960,488 -29% +50% 589 $1,631   $12,037,510 40
Dec 22, 2008 8 $552,738 -42% +160% 589 $938   $12,590,248 41
Dec 23, 2008 8 $592,638 +7% +156% 589 $1,006   $13,182,886 42
Dec 24, 2008 7 $646,502 +9% +164% 589 $1,098   $13,829,388 43
Dec 25, 2008 12 $1,345,137 +108% +448% 614 $2,191   $15,174,525 44
Dec 26, 2008 13 $1,478,624 +10% +98% 614 $2,408   $16,653,149 45
Dec 27, 2008 13 $1,605,314 +9% +19% 614 $2,615   $18,258,463 46
Dec 28, 2008 13 $1,217,932 -24% +27% 614 $1,984   $19,476,395 47
Dec 29, 2008 13 $909,392 -25% +65% 614 $1,481   $20,385,787 48
Dec 30, 2008 13 $932,885 +3% +57% 614 $1,519   $21,318,672 49
Dec 31, 2008 - $908,690 -3% +41% 614 $1,480   $22,227,362 50
Jan 1, 2009 - $1,758,467 +94% +31% 614 $2,864   $23,985,829 51
Jan 2, 2009 - $1,661,532 -6% +12% 612 $2,715   $25,647,361 52
Jan 3, 2009 9 $1,849,019 +11% +15% 612 $3,021   $27,496,380 53
Jan 4, 2009 8 $1,180,218 -36% -3% 612 $1,928   $28,676,598 54
Jan 5, 2009 10 $382,064 -68% -58% 612 $624   $29,058,662 55
Jan 6, 2009 8 $436,096 +14% -53% 612 $713   $29,494,758 56
Jan 7, 2009 7 $447,390 +3% -51% 612 $731   $29,942,148 57
Jan 8, 2009 9 $402,707 -10% -77% 612 $658   $30,344,855 58
Jan 9, 2009 11 $1,073,819 +167% -35% 601 $1,787   $31,418,674 59
Jan 10, 2009 10 $1,670,770 +56% -10% 601 $2,780   $33,089,444 60
Jan 11, 2009 10 $1,037,751 -38% -12% 601 $1,727   $34,127,195 61
Jan 12, 2009 5 $661,759 -36% +73% 601 $1,101   $34,788,954 62
Jan 13, 2009 5 $727,407 +10% +67% 601 $1,210   $35,516,361 63
Jan 14, 2009 5 $661,493 -9% +48% 601 $1,101   $36,177,854 64
Jan 15, 2009 6 $659,351 n/c +64% 601 $1,097   $36,837,205 65
Jan 16, 2009 11 $1,560,544 +137% +45% 582 $2,681   $38,397,749 66
Jan 17, 2009 10 $2,535,897 +63% +52% 582 $4,357   $40,766,897 67
Jan 18, 2009 9 $1,752,716 -31% +69% 582 $3,012   $42,519,613 68
Jan 19, 2009 11 $1,172,570 -33% +77% 582 $2,015   $43,692,183 69
Jan 20, 2009 10 $380,135 -68% -48% 582 $653   $44,239,067 70
Jan 21, 2009 8 $472,732 +24% -29% 582 $812   $44,711,799 71
Jan 22, 2009 8 $653,817 +38% -1% 582 $1,123   $45,365,616 72
Jan 23, 2009 5 $2,758,977 +322% +77% 1,415 $1,950   $48,124,593 73
Jan 24, 2009 5 $4,792,950 +74% +89% 1,415 $3,387   $52,917,543 74
Jan 25, 2009 5 $3,147,702 -34% +80% 1,415 $2,225   $56,065,245 75
Jan 26, 2009 4 $858,643 -73% -27% 1,415 $607   $56,923,888 76
Jan 27, 2009 4 $945,157 +10% +149% 1,415 $668   $57,869,045 77
Jan 28, 2009 4 $816,003 -14% +73% 1,415 $577   $58,685,048 78
Jan 29, 2009 4 $879,408 +8% +35% 1,415 $621   $59,564,456 79
Jan 30, 2009 7 $2,319,496 +164% -16% 1,635 $1,419   $61,883,952 80
Jan 31, 2009 6 $3,932,100 +70% -18% 1,635 $2,405   $65,816,052 81
Feb 1, 2009 5 $1,377,117 -65% -56% 1,635 $842   $67,193,169 82
Feb 2, 2009 5 $627,694 -54% -27% 1,635 $384   $67,820,863 83
Feb 3, 2009 2 $737,931 +18% -22% 1,633 $452   $68,558,794 84
Feb 4, 2009 2 $721,257 -2% -12% 1,633 $442   $69,280,051 85
Feb 5, 2009 3 $745,734 +3% -15% 1,633 $457   $70,025,785 86
Feb 6, 2009 8 $1,944,153 +161% -16% 1,724 $1,128   $71,969,938 87
Feb 7, 2009 8 $3,297,342 +70% -16% 1,724 $1,913   $75,267,280 88
Feb 8, 2009 7 $1,935,775 -41% +41% 1,724 $1,123   $77,203,055 89
Feb 9, 2009 6 $525,271 -73% -16% 1,724 $305   $77,728,326 90
Feb 10, 2009 5 $584,814 +11% -21% 1,724 $339   $78,313,140 91
Feb 11, 2009 4 $520,898 -11% -28% 1,724 $302   $78,834,038 92
Feb 12, 2009 4 $561,877 +8% -25% 1,724 $326   $79,395,915 93
Feb 13, 2009 10 $1,518,637 +170% -22% 1,634 $929   $80,914,552 94
Feb 14, 2009 9 $3,444,636 +127% +4% 1,634 $2,108   $84,359,188 95
Feb 15, 2009 9 $2,321,535 -33% +20% 1,634 $1,421   $86,680,723 96
Feb 16, 2009 9 $1,421,140 -39% +171% 1,634 $870   $88,101,863 97
Feb 17, 2009 8 $645,971 -55% +10% 1,634 $395   $88,747,834 98
Feb 18, 2009 8 $569,061 -12% +9% 1,634 $348   $89,316,895 99
Feb 19, 2009 7 $652,820 +15% +16% 1,634 $400   $89,969,715 100
Feb 20, 2009 8 $2,090,988 +220% +38% 2,244 $932   $92,060,703 101
Feb 21, 2009 4 $3,957,479 +89% +15% 2,244 $1,764   $96,018,182 102
Feb 22, 2009 4 $2,336,213 -41% +1% 2,244 $1,041   $98,354,395 103
Feb 23, 2009 2 $1,203,144 -49% -15% 2,244 $536   $99,557,539 104
Feb 24, 2009 2 $1,281,205 +6% +98% 2,244 $571   $100,838,744 105
Feb 25, 2009 2 $1,051,280 -18% +85% 2,244 $468   $101,890,024 106
Feb 26, 2009 2 $1,107,754 +5% +70% 2,244 $494   $102,997,778 107
Feb 27, 2009 3 $3,269,142 +195% +56% 2,943 $1,111   $106,266,920 108
Feb 28, 2009 2 $5,531,344 +69% +40% 2,943 $1,879   $111,798,264 109
Mar 1, 2009 2 $3,225,857 -42% +38% 2,943 $1,096   $115,024,121 110
Mar 2, 2009 2 $882,999 -73% -27% 2,943 $300   $115,907,120 111
Mar 3, 2009 1 $984,056 +11% -23% 2,943 $334   $116,891,176 112
Mar 4, 2009 1 $827,626 -16% -21% 2,943 $281   $117,718,802 113
Mar 5, 2009 1 $797,628 -4% -28% 2,943 $271   $118,516,430 114
Mar 6, 2009 4 $1,957,060 +145% -40% 2,890 $677   $120,473,490 115
Mar 7, 2009 4 $3,183,584 +63% -42% 2,890 $1,102   $123,657,074 116
Mar 8, 2009 3 $1,667,739 -48% -48% 2,890 $577   $125,324,813 117
Mar 9, 2009 3 $507,601 -70% -43% 2,890 $176   $125,832,414 118
Mar 10, 2009 2 $621,964 +23% -37% 2,890 $215   $126,454,378 119
Mar 11, 2009 2 $562,670 -10% -32% 2,890 $195   $127,017,048 120
Mar 12, 2009 3 $582,995 +4% -27% 2,890 $202   $127,600,043 121
Mar 13, 2009 6 $1,375,083 +136% -30% 2,578 $533   $128,975,126 122
Mar 14, 2009 6 $2,335,941 +70% -27% 2,578 $906   $131,311,067 123
Mar 15, 2009 5 $1,291,753 -45% -23% 2,578 $501   $132,602,820 124
Mar 16, 2009 5 $465,953 -64% -8% 2,578 $181   $133,068,773 125
Mar 17, 2009 5 $457,432 -2% -26% 2,578 $177   $133,526,205 126
Mar 18, 2009 5 $490,623 +7% -13% 2,578 $190   $134,016,828 127
Mar 19, 2009 5 $484,980 -1% -17% 2,578 $188   $134,501,808 128
Mar 20, 2009 9 $792,418 +63% -42% 2,578 $307   $135,294,226 129
Mar 21, 2009 8 $1,217,060 +54% -48% 2,578 $472   $136,511,286 130
Mar 22, 2009 8 $666,891 -45% -48% 2,578 $259   $137,178,177 131
Mar 23, 2009 8 $239,506 -64% -49% 2,578 $93   $137,417,683 132
Mar 24, 2009 8 $273,174 +14% -40% 2,578 $106   $137,690,857 133
Mar 25, 2009 8 $238,661 -13% -51% 2,578 $93   $137,929,518 134
Mar 26, 2009 8 $247,063 +4% -49% 2,578 $96   $138,176,581 135
Mar 27, 2009 12 $330,062 +34% -58% 840 $393   $138,506,643 136
Mar 28, 2009 13 $534,131 +62% -56% 840 $636   $139,040,774 137
Mar 29, 2009 12 $300,710 -44% -55% 840 $358   $139,341,484 138
Mar 30, 2009 12 $96,792 -68% -60% 840 $115   $139,438,276 139
Mar 31, 2009 11 $113,401 +17% -58% 840 $135   $139,551,677 140
Apr 1, 2009 12 $98,275 -13% -59% 840 $117   $139,649,952 141
Apr 2, 2009 12 $95,513 -3% -61% 840 $114   $139,745,465 142
Apr 3, 2009 14 $154,536 +62% -53% 498 $310   $139,900,001 143
Apr 4, 2009 14 $225,134 +46% -58% 498 $452   $140,125,135 144
Apr 5, 2009 14 $119,587 -47% -60% 498 $240   $140,244,722 145
Apr 6, 2009 16 $46,024 -62% -52% 498 $92   $140,290,746 146
Apr 7, 2009 15 $60,813 +32% -46% 498 $122   $140,351,559 147
Apr 8, 2009 16 $55,211 -9% -44% 498 $111   $140,406,770 148
Apr 9, 2009 - $62,055 +12% -35% 498 $125   $140,468,825 149
Apr 10, 2009 - $96,733 +56% -37% 306 $316   $140,565,558 150
Apr 11, 2009 - $116,696 +21% -48% 306 $381   $140,682,254 151
Apr 12, 2009 - $68,937 -41% -42% 306 $225   $140,751,191 152
Apr 13, 2009 - $34,595 -50% -25% 306 $113   $140,785,786 153
Apr 14, 2009 - $31,530 -9% -48% 306 $103   $140,817,316 154
Apr 15, 2009 - $27,405 -13% -50% 306 $90   $140,844,721 155
Apr 16, 2009 - $29,861 +9% -52% 306 $98   $140,874,582 156
Apr 17, 2009 - $41,955 +41% -57% 212 $198   $140,916,537 157
Apr 18, 2009 - $63,472 +51% -46% 212 $299   $140,980,009 158
Apr 19, 2009 - $37,344 -41% -46% 212 $176   $141,017,353 159
Apr 20, 2009 - $19,480 -48% -44% 212 $92   $141,036,833 160
Apr 21, 2009 - $23,807 +22% -24% 212 $112   $141,060,640 161
Apr 22, 2009 - $19,620 -18% -28% 212 $93   $141,080,260 162
Apr 23, 2009 - $19,704 n/c -34% 212 $93   $141,099,964 163
Apr 24, 2009 - $20,603 +5% -51% 131 $157   $141,120,567 164
Apr 25, 2009 - $32,194 +56% -49% 131 $246   $141,152,761 165
Apr 26, 2009 - $18,606 -42% -50% 131 $142   $141,171,367 166
Apr 27, 2009 - $7,147 -62% -63% 131 $55   $141,178,514 167
Apr 28, 2009 - $9,498 +33% -60% 131 $73   $141,188,012 168
Apr 29, 2009 - $9,441 -1% -52% 131 $72   $141,197,453 169
Apr 30, 2009 - $8,904 -6% -55% 131 $68   $141,206,357 170
May 1, 2009 - $10,907 +22% -47% 131 $83   $141,217,264 171
May 2, 2009 - $17,242 +58% -46% 131 $132   $141,234,506 172
May 3, 2009 - $9,045 -48% -51% 131 $69   $141,243,551 173
May 4, 2009 - $3,366 -63% -53% 131 $26   $141,246,917 174
May 5, 2009 - $5,828 +73% -39% 131 $44   $141,252,745 175
May 6, 2009 - $4,729 -19% -50% 131 $36   $141,257,474 176
May 7, 2009 - $4,943 +5% -44% 131 $38   $141,262,417 177
May 8, 2009 - $7,142 +44% -35% 41 $174   $141,269,559 178
May 9, 2009 - $10,214 +43% -41% 41 $249   $141,279,773 179
May 10, 2009 - $6,997 -31% -23% 41 $171   $141,286,770 180
May 11, 2009 - $2,268 -68% -33% 41 $55   $141,289,038 181
May 12, 2009 - $2,733 +21% -53% 41 $67   $141,291,771 182
May 13, 2009 - $2,799 +2% -41% 41 $68   $141,294,570 183
May 14, 2009 - $2,582 -8% -48% 41 $63   $141,297,152 184
May 15, 2009 - $2,496 -3% -65% 22 $113   $141,299,648 185
May 16, 2009 - $5,243 +110% -49% 22 $238   $141,304,891 186
May 17, 2009 - $2,798 -47% -60% 22 $127   $141,307,689 187
May 18, 2009 - $1,706 -39% -25% 22 $78   $141,309,395 188
May 19, 2009 - $1,131 -34% -59% 22 $51   $141,310,526 189
May 20, 2009 - $1,261 +11% -55% 22 $57   $141,311,787 190
May 21, 2009 - $1,267 n/c -51% 22 $58   $141,313,054 191
May 25, 2009 87 $438   -74% 10 $44   $141,319,195 195

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2008 24 $554,748   10 $55,475   $622,445 2
Nov 21, 2008 14 $1,575,890 +184% 32 $49,247   $2,198,335 3
Nov 28, 2008 11 $1,738,999 +10% 49 $35,490   $3,937,334 4
Dec 5, 2008 12 $1,935,912 +11% 78 $24,819   $5,873,246 5
Dec 12, 2008 11 $3,110,504 +61% 169 $18,405   $8,983,750 6
Dec 19, 2008 12 $6,227,136 +100% 589 $10,572   $15,210,886 7
Dec 26, 2008 12 $8,811,304 +41% 614 $14,351   $23,985,829 8
Jan 2, 2009 10 $6,359,026 -28% 612 $10,391   $30,344,855 9
Jan 9, 2009 9 $6,492,350 +2% 601 $10,803   $36,837,205 10
Jan 16, 2009 10 $8,528,411 +31% 582 $14,654   $45,365,616 11
Jan 23, 2009 5 $14,198,840 +66% 1,415 $10,035   $59,564,456 12
Jan 30, 2009 5 $10,461,329 -26% 1,635 $6,398   $70,025,785 13
Feb 6, 2009 7 $9,370,130 -10% 1,724 $5,435   $79,395,915 14
Feb 13, 2009 9 $10,573,800 +13% 1,634 $6,471   $89,969,715 15
Feb 20, 2009 4 $13,028,063 +23% 2,244 $5,806   $102,997,778 16
Feb 27, 2009 2 $15,518,652 +19% 2,943 $5,273   $118,516,430 17
Mar 6, 2009 4 $9,083,613 -41% 2,890 $3,143   $127,600,043 18
Mar 13, 2009 5 $6,901,765 -24% 2,578 $2,677   $134,501,808 19
Mar 20, 2009 8 $3,674,773 -47% 2,578 $1,425   $138,176,581 20
Mar 27, 2009 12 $1,568,884 -57% 2,578 $609   $139,745,465 21
Apr 3, 2009 14 $723,360 -54% 840 $861   $140,468,825 22
Apr 10, 2009 20 $405,757 -44% 306 $1,326   $140,874,582 23
Apr 17, 2009 27 $225,382 -44% 212 $1,063   $141,099,964 24
Apr 24, 2009 37 $106,393 -53% 131 $812   $141,206,357 25
May 1, 2009 49 $56,060 -47% 131 $428   $141,262,417 26
May 8, 2009 58 $34,735 -38% 131 $265   $141,297,152 27
May 15, 2009 68 $15,902 -54% 0     $141,313,054 28
May 22, 2009 86 $6,874 -57% 10 $687   $141,319,928 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/19/2008 $0 0 3 4 $11,810,698 2/1/2021
South Korea 3/19/2009 $0 0 129 237 $6,170,230 7/1/2020
United Kingdom 1/9/2009 $0 0 1 1 $0
 
Rest of World $224,513,796
 
International Total$242,494,724 2/1/2021

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 5, 20092836,618 836,618$14,071,915$14,071,9151
Apr 12, 200910425,649-49% 1,262,267$6,503,917$20,575,8322
Apr 19, 200910154,580-64% 1,416,847$2,493,375$23,069,2073
Apr 26, 200913100,368-35% 1,517,215$1,604,884$24,674,0914
May 3, 20091389,866-10% 1,607,081$1,359,673$26,033,7645
May 10, 20091195,270+6% 1,702,351$1,428,097$27,461,8616
May 17, 20091565,835-31% 1,768,186$986,867$28,448,7287
May 24, 20092361,643-6% 1,829,829$924,029$29,372,7578

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 2, 20091022,606 22,606$391,082$391,08218

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