Snowden (2015)

Snowden
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,587,519Details
International Box Office $13,793,399Details
Worldwide Box Office $35,380,918
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,386,526 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,669,029 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,055,555
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,000,058 (37.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,443 opening theaters/2,443 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,903,279

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: December 30th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 16th, 2016 (Limited), released as Snowdon (Australia)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide), released as Сноудън (Bulgaria)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 13th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2437 (Cert #50106), 8/10/2016)
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Argo
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: NSA, Fugitive / On the Run, Biography, 2010s, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, Endgame Entertainment, Wild Bunch, TG Media, Moritz Borman, Kopeloff, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 4 $8,000,058   2,443 $3,275   $8,000,058 1
Sep 23, 2016 5 $4,056,229 -49% 2,443 $1,660   $15,050,455 2
Sep 30, 2016 10 $1,966,630 -52% 1,821 $1,080   $18,666,877 3
Oct 7, 2016 14 $743,170 -62% 1,821 $408   $20,206,248 4
Oct 14, 2016 22 $307,742 -59% 343 $897   $20,900,709 5
Oct 21, 2016 29 $169,546 -45% 156 $1,087   $21,204,796 6
Oct 28, 2016 42 $77,278 -54% 87 $888   $21,371,709 7
Nov 4, 2016 39 $64,506 -17% 115 $561   $21,480,133 8
Nov 11, 2016 44 $47,346 -27% 83 $570   $21,562,346 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 15, 2016 P $390,000     0     $390,000  
Sep 16, 2016 4 $3,046,669     2,443 $1,247   $3,046,669 1
Sep 17, 2016 4 $3,036,435 n/c   2,443 $1,243   $6,083,104 2
Sep 18, 2016 4 $1,916,954 -37%   2,443 $785   $8,000,058 3
Sep 19, 2016 3 $728,443 -62%   2,443 $298   $8,728,501 4
Sep 20, 2016 3 $1,034,389 +42%   2,443 $423   $9,762,890 5
Sep 21, 2016 3 $662,009 -36%   2,443 $271   $10,424,899 6
Sep 22, 2016 3 $569,327 -14%   2,443 $233   $10,994,226 7
Sep 23, 2016 6 $1,215,896 +114% -60% 2,443 $498   $12,210,122 8
Sep 24, 2016 6 $1,775,208 +46% -42% 2,443 $727   $13,985,330 9
Sep 25, 2016 5 $1,065,125 -40% -44% 2,443 $436   $15,050,455 10
Sep 26, 2016 6 $316,472 -70% -57% 2,443 $130   $15,366,927 11
Sep 27, 2016 5 $582,308 +84% -44% 2,443 $238   $15,949,235 12
Sep 28, 2016 5 $407,615 -30% -38% 2,443 $167   $16,356,850 13
Sep 29, 2016 5 $343,397 -16% -40% 2,443 $141   $16,700,247 14
Sep 30, 2016 10 $550,045 +60% -55% 1,821 $302   $17,250,292 15
Oct 1, 2016 11 $896,573 +63% -49% 1,821 $492   $18,146,865 16
Oct 2, 2016 10 $520,012 -42% -51% 1,821 $286   $18,666,877 17
Oct 3, 2016 10 $197,605 -62% -38% 1,821 $109   $18,864,482 18
Oct 4, 2016 10 $248,793 +26% -57% 1,821 $137   $19,113,275 19
Oct 5, 2016 9 $189,083 -24% -54% 1,821 $104   $19,302,358 20
Oct 6, 2016 10 $160,720 -15% -53% 1,821 $88   $19,463,078 21
Oct 7, 2016 14 $201,472 +25% -63% 1,821 $111   $19,664,550 22
Oct 8, 2016 14 $336,458 +67% -62% 1,821 $185   $20,001,008 23
Oct 9, 2016 14 $205,240 -39% -61% 1,821 $113   $20,206,248 24
Oct 10, 2016 14 $129,301 -37% -35% 1,821 $71   $20,335,549 25
Oct 11, 2016 14 $107,320 -17% -57% 1,821 $59   $20,442,869 26
Oct 12, 2016 15 $79,417 -26% -58% 1,821 $44   $20,522,286 27
Oct 13, 2016 14 $70,681 -11% -56% 1,821 $39   $20,592,967 28
Oct 14, 2016 - $81,977 +16% -59% 343 $239   $20,674,944 29
Oct 15, 2016 - $132,803 +62% -61% 343 $387   $20,807,747 30
Oct 16, 2016 - $92,962 -30% -55% 343 $271   $20,900,709 31
Oct 17, 2016 - $30,678 -67% -76% 343 $89   $20,931,387 32
Oct 18, 2016 - $47,245 +54% -56% 343 $138   $20,978,632 33
Oct 19, 2016 - $26,457 -44% -67% 343 $77   $21,005,089 34
Oct 20, 2016 - $30,161 +14% -57% 343 $88   $21,035,250 35
Oct 21, 2016 - $47,439 +57% -42% 156 $304   $21,082,689 36
Oct 22, 2016 - $78,274 +65% -41% 156 $502   $21,160,963 37
Oct 23, 2016 - $43,833 -44% -53% 156 $281   $21,204,796 38
Oct 24, 2016 - $17,971 -59% -41% 156 $115   $21,222,767 39
Oct 25, 2016 - $30,371 +69% -36% 156 $195   $21,253,138 40
Oct 26, 2016 - $20,045 -34% -24% 156 $128   $21,273,183 41
Oct 27, 2016 - $21,248 +6% -30% 156 $136   $21,294,431 42
Oct 28, 2016 - $21,044 -1% -56% 87 $242   $21,315,475 43
Oct 29, 2016 - $34,512 +64% -56% 87 $397   $21,349,987 44
Oct 30, 2016 - $21,722 -37% -50% 87 $250   $21,371,709 45
Oct 31, 2016 - $11,295 -48% -37% 87 $130   $21,383,004 46
Nov 1, 2016 - $13,667 +21% -55% 87 $157   $21,396,671 47
Nov 2, 2016 - $9,977 -27% -50% 87 $115   $21,406,648 48
Nov 3, 2016 - $8,979 -10% -58% 87 $103   $21,415,627 49
Nov 4, 2016 - $17,962 +100% -15% 115 $156   $21,433,589 50
Nov 5, 2016 - $29,458 +64% -15% 115 $256   $21,463,047 51
Nov 6, 2016 - $17,086 -42% -21% 115 $149   $21,480,133 52
Nov 7, 2016 - $7,176 -58% -36% 115 $62   $21,487,309 53
Nov 8, 2016 - $9,616 +34% -30% 115 $84   $21,496,925 54
Nov 9, 2016 - $7,500 -22% -25% 115 $65   $21,504,425 55
Nov 10, 2016 - $10,575 +41% +18% 115 $92   $21,515,000 56
Nov 11, 2016 - $16,465 +56% -8% 83 $198   $21,531,465 57
Nov 12, 2016 - $19,923 +21% -32% 83 $240   $21,551,388 58
Nov 13, 2016 - $10,958 -45% -36% 83 $132   $21,562,346 59
Nov 14, 2016 - $5,041 -54% -30% 83 $61   $21,567,387 60
Nov 15, 2016 - $8,317 +65% -14% 83 $100   $21,575,704 61
Nov 16, 2016 - $5,905 -29% -21% 83 $71   $21,581,609 62
Nov 17, 2016 - $5,910 n/c -44% 83 $71   $21,587,519 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 4 $10,994,226   2,443 $4,500   $10,994,226 1
Sep 23, 2016 5 $5,706,021 -48% 2,443 $2,336   $16,700,247 2
Sep 30, 2016 10 $2,762,831 -52% 1,821 $1,517   $19,463,078 3
Oct 7, 2016 14 $1,129,889 -59% 1,821 $620   $20,592,967 4
Oct 14, 2016 22 $442,283 -61% 343 $1,289   $21,035,250 5
Oct 21, 2016 28 $259,181 -41% 156 $1,661   $21,294,431 6
Oct 28, 2016 39 $121,196 -53% 87 $1,393   $21,415,627 7
Nov 4, 2016 39 $99,373 -18% 115 $864   $21,515,000 8
Nov 11, 2016 44 $72,519 -27% 83 $874   $21,587,519 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/9/2016 $0 0 0 0 $57,392 1/1/2019
Australia 9/16/2016 $40,474 66 98 429 $1,245,930 10/31/2016
Brazil 11/11/2016 $184,662 357 357 785 $518,144 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 9/16/2016 $24,205 0 0 0 $156,807 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 11/11/2016 $11,669 31 31 75 $36,106 12/31/2018
France 12/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $3,404,632 8/17/2018
Germany 1/7/2016 $0 0 0 0 $3,215,856 8/19/2018
Italy 11/27/2016 $719,075 0 0 0 $1,700,237 12/21/2016
Lithuania 9/23/2016 $11,978 61 61 81 $26,235 10/13/2016
Netherlands 11/10/2016 $133,525 44 44 161 $381,626 12/7/2016
Portugal 9/23/2016 $86,556 27 27 129 $342,793 12/1/2016
Russia (CIS) 9/16/2016 $513,730 654 654 1,531 $1,138,571 12/31/2018
Slovakia 11/11/2016 $23,350 33 33 93 $81,680 12/29/2016
Slovenia 9/23/2016 $10,577 10 10 60 $50,488 11/23/2016
South Korea 1/4/2017 $0 0 278 305 $278,313 3/6/2017
Spain 10/14/2016 $191,112 223 223 506 $547,629 11/18/2016
Turkey 1/6/2017 $43,705 35 35 99 $207,093 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 12/9/2016 $263,568 184 184 184 $403,867 10/2/2018
 
International Total$13,793,399 2/26/2019

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
Jan 1, 2017931,731 31,731$541,965$541,9653
Jan 8, 20171420,662-35% 52,393$371,090$913,0554
Jan 15, 2017229,131-56% 61,524$164,175$1,077,2305
Feb 12, 20172610,713 99,016$122,128$1,592,9499

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 2017932,264 32,264$643,982$643,9823
Jan 8, 20171311,935-63% 44,199$238,219$882,2014

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Nov 4, 202081 3
Nov 5, 202062 8
Nov 6, 202093 10

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Leading Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Edward Snowden
Shailene Woodley    Lindsay Mills

Supporting Cast

Melissa Leo    Laura Poitras
Zachary Quinto    Glenn Greenwald
Tom Wilkinson    Ewen MacAskill
Scott Eastwood    Trevor James
Logan Marshall-Green    Male Drone Pilot
Timothy Olyphant    CIA Agent Geneva
Ben Schnetzer    Gabriel Sol
Lakeith Lee Stanfield    Patrick Haynes
Rhys Ifans    Corbin O'Brian
Nicolas Cage    Hank Forrester
Joely Richardson    Janine Gibson
Jaymes Butler    Robinson
Robert Firth    Dr. Stilwell
Christy Meyers    Dr. Laurel

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Kieran Fitzgerald    Screenwriter
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Luke Harding    Based on the Guardian book by
Anatoly Kucherena    Based upon the book 'The Time of the Octopus' by
Moritz Borman    Producer
Eric Kopeloff    Producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle    Producer
Fernando Sulichin    Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Bahman Naraghi    Executive Producer
Jose Ibanez    Executive Producer
Max Arvelaiz    Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg    Executive Producer
Peter Lawson    Executive Producer
James D. Stern    Executive Producer
Douglas Hansen    Executive Producer
Anthony Dod Mantle    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Alex Marquez    Editor
Lee Percy    Editor
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Budd Carr    Executive Music Producer
Craig Armstrong    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lucy Bevan    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for December 27th, 2016

December 26th, 2016

A Man Called Ove

This Tuesday is the day after Boxing Day. I don’t know if there is a worse possible day to release something on the home market. There are a few films on this week’s list you could call busted Oscar bait, but almost nothing that is a contender for Pick of the Week. Fortunately, it is almost nothing and not completely nothing. A Man Called Ove is the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray are clearly the Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Magnificent Wins Weekend with $34.70 million, but Box Office Slump Continues

September 27th, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

Is it time to panic? Not yet, but we are definitely getting concerned. The overall box office was soft due to the weaker than expected openings of The Magnificent Seven and Storks. Neither bombed exactly, but they weren’t particular strong either. The overall box office rose 16% from last weekend, but was down 25% from this weekend last year. Ouch. You usually only see that large a change in the year-over-year comparison when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 dropped to 6.3% or $490 million at $8.35 billion to $7.86 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases be Magnificent?

September 22nd, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

It is a perfect weekend at the box office, as there are only two wide releases and there are almost no crossover audiences between them. The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a remake and its solid, but not spectacular. Storks is a digitally animated kids movie that is earning mixed reviews, but that’s fine for a kids movie. Those two movies will likely earn more than the rest of the box office combined pulls in. This is both good news and bad news, as it is a combination of their strength and the rest of the box office’s weakness that is the cause. This weekend last year, Hotel Transylvania 2 debuted with $48 million, which is the record for a September weekend. I think The Magnificent Seven will top that, while Storks will double the second place film, The Intern. Unfortunately, last year there were three other films that earned more than $10 million, while this year there will be only one. 2016 is better on top, but 2015 had better depth. Perhaps 2016 will still come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison, but I don't think it will quite make it. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sully Beats Trio of New Releases

September 18th, 2016

Sully

As expected, this weekend’s three new wide releases couldn’t budge Sully from the top of the chart with the Tom Hanks/Clint Eastwood drama down a very respectable 37% in its second weekend to $22 million, for a total of $70.5 million to date. Two films, Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby both had aspirations to challenge Sully for the title, but had to settle for second and third place. More...

Friday Estimates: New Releases Get Snowed Under by Sully’s $6.57 million Haul

September 17th, 2016

Snowden

Friday was terrible for new releases and Sully will have no trouble repeating on top of the chart this weekend. The film earned $6.57 million on Friday, which is less than a 50% decline from its opening Friday. It might not quite get to $22 million as predicted, but even if it doesn’t, it should come close enough to be considered a victory. This is great news, because it is the only September release so far that has done well enough to call it a box office success. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Blair Witch Spooks the Box Office with $765,000

September 16th, 2016

Blair Witch

Blair Witch led the way during Thursday’s previews with $765,000. This is well short of the horror films we had during the summer, including The Shallows at $1.33 million and Lights Out at $1.8 million. Then again, it isn’t really fair to compare previews during summer when a lot of the target audience doesn’t have to go to school the next day. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of horror films that come out in September and previews like this have only been ubiquitous for the past few years. I think it is a good sign, but I’m not sure. Maybe if moviegoers like it more than critics do, the film will be a hit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Baby vs. Witch

September 15th, 2016

Bridget Jones’s Baby

There are three wide releases this week, plus another that could sneak into the top ten. Two of the three new releases, Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby, are expected to do well. On the other hand, Snowden is only going to reach the top five due to the lack of competition. Meanwhile, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is a faith-based concert film. It could reach the top five, or it could miss the Mendoza Line. There’s no way to predict its box office potential. Despite the number of new releases, Sully is expected to remain in top spot thanks to its reviews and target demographic. This weekend last year, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials led the way with just over $30 million. It is likely no film will make that this year, while the depth is a mixed bag, so it looks like 2016 will lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...


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Synopsis

Reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,000,058 (37.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,443 opening theaters/2,443 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,903,279

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2016 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: December 30th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 16th, 2016 (Limited), released as Snowdon (Australia)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide), released as Сноудън (Bulgaria)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 13th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2437 (Cert #50106), 8/10/2016)
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Argo
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: NSA, Fugitive / On the Run, Biography, 2010s, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, Endgame Entertainment, Wild Bunch, TG Media, Moritz Borman, Kopeloff, Vendian Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt    Edward Snowden
Shailene Woodley    Lindsay Mills

Supporting Cast

Melissa Leo    Laura Poitras
Zachary Quinto    Glenn Greenwald
Tom Wilkinson    Ewen MacAskill
Scott Eastwood    Trevor James
Logan Marshall-Green    Male Drone Pilot
Timothy Olyphant    CIA Agent Geneva
Ben Schnetzer    Gabriel Sol
Lakeith Lee Stanfield    Patrick Haynes
Rhys Ifans    Corbin O'Brian
Nicolas Cage    Hank Forrester
Joely Richardson    Janine Gibson
Jaymes Butler    Robinson
Robert Firth    Dr. Stilwell
Christy Meyers    Dr. Laurel

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Kieran Fitzgerald    Screenwriter
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Luke Harding    Based on the Guardian book by
Anatoly Kucherena    Based upon the book 'The Time of the Octopus' by
Moritz Borman    Producer
Eric Kopeloff    Producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle    Producer
Fernando Sulichin    Producer
Michael Bassick    Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Bahman Naraghi    Executive Producer
Jose Ibanez    Executive Producer
Max Arvelaiz    Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg    Executive Producer
Peter Lawson    Executive Producer
James D. Stern    Executive Producer
Douglas Hansen    Executive Producer
Anthony Dod Mantle    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Alex Marquez    Editor
Lee Percy    Editor
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Budd Carr    Executive Music Producer
Craig Armstrong    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lucy Bevan    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for December 27th, 2016

December 26th, 2016

A Man Called Ove

This Tuesday is the day after Boxing Day. I don’t know if there is a worse possible day to release something on the home market. There are a few films on this week’s list you could call busted Oscar bait, but almost nothing that is a contender for Pick of the Week. Fortunately, it is almost nothing and not completely nothing. A Man Called Ove is the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray are clearly the Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Magnificent Wins Weekend with $34.70 million, but Box Office Slump Continues

September 27th, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

Is it time to panic? Not yet, but we are definitely getting concerned. The overall box office was soft due to the weaker than expected openings of The Magnificent Seven and Storks. Neither bombed exactly, but they weren’t particular strong either. The overall box office rose 16% from last weekend, but was down 25% from this weekend last year. Ouch. You usually only see that large a change in the year-over-year comparison when there is a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 dropped to 6.3% or $490 million at $8.35 billion to $7.86 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases be Magnificent?

September 22nd, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

It is a perfect weekend at the box office, as there are only two wide releases and there are almost no crossover audiences between them. The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a remake and its solid, but not spectacular. Storks is a digitally animated kids movie that is earning mixed reviews, but that’s fine for a kids movie. Those two movies will likely earn more than the rest of the box office combined pulls in. This is both good news and bad news, as it is a combination of their strength and the rest of the box office’s weakness that is the cause. This weekend last year, Hotel Transylvania 2 debuted with $48 million, which is the record for a September weekend. I think The Magnificent Seven will top that, while Storks will double the second place film, The Intern. Unfortunately, last year there were three other films that earned more than $10 million, while this year there will be only one. 2016 is better on top, but 2015 had better depth. Perhaps 2016 will still come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison, but I don't think it will quite make it. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sully Beats Trio of New Releases

September 18th, 2016

Sully

As expected, this weekend’s three new wide releases couldn’t budge Sully from the top of the chart with the Tom Hanks/Clint Eastwood drama down a very respectable 37% in its second weekend to $22 million, for a total of $70.5 million to date. Two films, Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby both had aspirations to challenge Sully for the title, but had to settle for second and third place. More...

Friday Estimates: New Releases Get Snowed Under by Sully’s $6.57 million Haul

September 17th, 2016

Snowden

Friday was terrible for new releases and Sully will have no trouble repeating on top of the chart this weekend. The film earned $6.57 million on Friday, which is less than a 50% decline from its opening Friday. It might not quite get to $22 million as predicted, but even if it doesn’t, it should come close enough to be considered a victory. This is great news, because it is the only September release so far that has done well enough to call it a box office success. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Blair Witch Spooks the Box Office with $765,000

September 16th, 2016

Blair Witch

Blair Witch led the way during Thursday’s previews with $765,000. This is well short of the horror films we had during the summer, including The Shallows at $1.33 million and Lights Out at $1.8 million. Then again, it isn’t really fair to compare previews during summer when a lot of the target audience doesn’t have to go to school the next day. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of horror films that come out in September and previews like this have only been ubiquitous for the past few years. I think it is a good sign, but I’m not sure. Maybe if moviegoers like it more than critics do, the film will be a hit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Baby vs. Witch

September 15th, 2016

Bridget Jones’s Baby

There are three wide releases this week, plus another that could sneak into the top ten. Two of the three new releases, Blair Witch and Bridget Jones’s Baby, are expected to do well. On the other hand, Snowden is only going to reach the top five due to the lack of competition. Meanwhile, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is a faith-based concert film. It could reach the top five, or it could miss the Mendoza Line. There’s no way to predict its box office potential. Despite the number of new releases, Sully is expected to remain in top spot thanks to its reviews and target demographic. This weekend last year, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials led the way with just over $30 million. It is likely no film will make that this year, while the depth is a mixed bag, so it looks like 2016 will lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 4 $8,000,058   2,443 $3,275   $8,000,058 1
Sep 23, 2016 5 $4,056,229 -49% 2,443 $1,660   $15,050,455 2
Sep 30, 2016 10 $1,966,630 -52% 1,821 $1,080   $18,666,877 3
Oct 7, 2016 14 $743,170 -62% 1,821 $408   $20,206,248 4
Oct 14, 2016 22 $307,742 -59% 343 $897   $20,900,709 5
Oct 21, 2016 29 $169,546 -45% 156 $1,087   $21,204,796 6
Oct 28, 2016 42 $77,278 -54% 87 $888   $21,371,709 7
Nov 4, 2016 39 $64,506 -17% 115 $561   $21,480,133 8
Nov 11, 2016 44 $47,346 -27% 83 $570   $21,562,346 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 15, 2016 P $390,000     0     $390,000  
Sep 16, 2016 4 $3,046,669     2,443 $1,247   $3,046,669 1
Sep 17, 2016 4 $3,036,435 n/c   2,443 $1,243   $6,083,104 2
Sep 18, 2016 4 $1,916,954 -37%   2,443 $785   $8,000,058 3
Sep 19, 2016 3 $728,443 -62%   2,443 $298   $8,728,501 4
Sep 20, 2016 3 $1,034,389 +42%   2,443 $423   $9,762,890 5
Sep 21, 2016 3 $662,009 -36%   2,443 $271   $10,424,899 6
Sep 22, 2016 3 $569,327 -14%   2,443 $233   $10,994,226 7
Sep 23, 2016 6 $1,215,896 +114% -60% 2,443 $498   $12,210,122 8
Sep 24, 2016 6 $1,775,208 +46% -42% 2,443 $727   $13,985,330 9
Sep 25, 2016 5 $1,065,125 -40% -44% 2,443 $436   $15,050,455 10
Sep 26, 2016 6 $316,472 -70% -57% 2,443 $130   $15,366,927 11
Sep 27, 2016 5 $582,308 +84% -44% 2,443 $238   $15,949,235 12
Sep 28, 2016 5 $407,615 -30% -38% 2,443 $167   $16,356,850 13
Sep 29, 2016 5 $343,397 -16% -40% 2,443 $141   $16,700,247 14
Sep 30, 2016 10 $550,045 +60% -55% 1,821 $302   $17,250,292 15
Oct 1, 2016 11 $896,573 +63% -49% 1,821 $492   $18,146,865 16
Oct 2, 2016 10 $520,012 -42% -51% 1,821 $286   $18,666,877 17
Oct 3, 2016 10 $197,605 -62% -38% 1,821 $109   $18,864,482 18
Oct 4, 2016 10 $248,793 +26% -57% 1,821 $137   $19,113,275 19
Oct 5, 2016 9 $189,083 -24% -54% 1,821 $104   $19,302,358 20
Oct 6, 2016 10 $160,720 -15% -53% 1,821 $88   $19,463,078 21
Oct 7, 2016 14 $201,472 +25% -63% 1,821 $111   $19,664,550 22
Oct 8, 2016 14 $336,458 +67% -62% 1,821 $185   $20,001,008 23
Oct 9, 2016 14 $205,240 -39% -61% 1,821 $113   $20,206,248 24
Oct 10, 2016 14 $129,301 -37% -35% 1,821 $71   $20,335,549 25
Oct 11, 2016 14 $107,320 -17% -57% 1,821 $59   $20,442,869 26
Oct 12, 2016 15 $79,417 -26% -58% 1,821 $44   $20,522,286 27
Oct 13, 2016 14 $70,681 -11% -56% 1,821 $39   $20,592,967 28
Oct 14, 2016 - $81,977 +16% -59% 343 $239   $20,674,944 29
Oct 15, 2016 - $132,803 +62% -61% 343 $387   $20,807,747 30
Oct 16, 2016 - $92,962 -30% -55% 343 $271   $20,900,709 31
Oct 17, 2016 - $30,678 -67% -76% 343 $89   $20,931,387 32
Oct 18, 2016 - $47,245 +54% -56% 343 $138   $20,978,632 33
Oct 19, 2016 - $26,457 -44% -67% 343 $77   $21,005,089 34
Oct 20, 2016 - $30,161 +14% -57% 343 $88   $21,035,250 35
Oct 21, 2016 - $47,439 +57% -42% 156 $304   $21,082,689 36
Oct 22, 2016 - $78,274 +65% -41% 156 $502   $21,160,963 37
Oct 23, 2016 - $43,833 -44% -53% 156 $281   $21,204,796 38
Oct 24, 2016 - $17,971 -59% -41% 156 $115   $21,222,767 39
Oct 25, 2016 - $30,371 +69% -36% 156 $195   $21,253,138 40
Oct 26, 2016 - $20,045 -34% -24% 156 $128   $21,273,183 41
Oct 27, 2016 - $21,248 +6% -30% 156 $136   $21,294,431 42
Oct 28, 2016 - $21,044 -1% -56% 87 $242   $21,315,475 43
Oct 29, 2016 - $34,512 +64% -56% 87 $397   $21,349,987 44
Oct 30, 2016 - $21,722 -37% -50% 87 $250   $21,371,709 45
Oct 31, 2016 - $11,295 -48% -37% 87 $130   $21,383,004 46
Nov 1, 2016 - $13,667 +21% -55% 87 $157   $21,396,671 47
Nov 2, 2016 - $9,977 -27% -50% 87 $115   $21,406,648 48
Nov 3, 2016 - $8,979 -10% -58% 87 $103   $21,415,627 49
Nov 4, 2016 - $17,962 +100% -15% 115 $156   $21,433,589 50
Nov 5, 2016 - $29,458 +64% -15% 115 $256   $21,463,047 51
Nov 6, 2016 - $17,086 -42% -21% 115 $149   $21,480,133 52
Nov 7, 2016 - $7,176 -58% -36% 115 $62   $21,487,309 53
Nov 8, 2016 - $9,616 +34% -30% 115 $84   $21,496,925 54
Nov 9, 2016 - $7,500 -22% -25% 115 $65   $21,504,425 55
Nov 10, 2016 - $10,575 +41% +18% 115 $92   $21,515,000 56
Nov 11, 2016 - $16,465 +56% -8% 83 $198   $21,531,465 57
Nov 12, 2016 - $19,923 +21% -32% 83 $240   $21,551,388 58
Nov 13, 2016 - $10,958 -45% -36% 83 $132   $21,562,346 59
Nov 14, 2016 - $5,041 -54% -30% 83 $61   $21,567,387 60
Nov 15, 2016 - $8,317 +65% -14% 83 $100   $21,575,704 61
Nov 16, 2016 - $5,905 -29% -21% 83 $71   $21,581,609 62
Nov 17, 2016 - $5,910 n/c -44% 83 $71   $21,587,519 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2016 4 $10,994,226   2,443 $4,500   $10,994,226 1
Sep 23, 2016 5 $5,706,021 -48% 2,443 $2,336   $16,700,247 2
Sep 30, 2016 10 $2,762,831 -52% 1,821 $1,517   $19,463,078 3
Oct 7, 2016 14 $1,129,889 -59% 1,821 $620   $20,592,967 4
Oct 14, 2016 22 $442,283 -61% 343 $1,289   $21,035,250 5
Oct 21, 2016 28 $259,181 -41% 156 $1,661   $21,294,431 6
Oct 28, 2016 39 $121,196 -53% 87 $1,393   $21,415,627 7
Nov 4, 2016 39 $99,373 -18% 115 $864   $21,515,000 8
Nov 11, 2016 44 $72,519 -27% 83 $874   $21,587,519 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/9/2016 $0 0 0 0 $57,392 1/1/2019
Australia 9/16/2016 $40,474 66 98 429 $1,245,930 10/31/2016
Brazil 11/11/2016 $184,662 357 357 785 $518,144 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 9/16/2016 $24,205 0 0 0 $156,807 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 11/11/2016 $11,669 31 31 75 $36,106 12/31/2018
France 12/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $3,404,632 8/17/2018
Germany 1/7/2016 $0 0 0 0 $3,215,856 8/19/2018
Italy 11/27/2016 $719,075 0 0 0 $1,700,237 12/21/2016
Lithuania 9/23/2016 $11,978 61 61 81 $26,235 10/13/2016
Netherlands 11/10/2016 $133,525 44 44 161 $381,626 12/7/2016
Portugal 9/23/2016 $86,556 27 27 129 $342,793 12/1/2016
Russia (CIS) 9/16/2016 $513,730 654 654 1,531 $1,138,571 12/31/2018
Slovakia 11/11/2016 $23,350 33 33 93 $81,680 12/29/2016
Slovenia 9/23/2016 $10,577 10 10 60 $50,488 11/23/2016
South Korea 1/4/2017 $0 0 278 305 $278,313 3/6/2017
Spain 10/14/2016 $191,112 223 223 506 $547,629 11/18/2016
Turkey 1/6/2017 $43,705 35 35 99 $207,093 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 12/9/2016 $263,568 184 184 184 $403,867 10/2/2018
 
International Total$13,793,399 2/26/2019

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
Jan 1, 2017931,731 31,731$541,965$541,9653
Jan 8, 20171420,662-35% 52,393$371,090$913,0554
Jan 15, 2017229,131-56% 61,524$164,175$1,077,2305
Feb 12, 20172610,713 99,016$122,128$1,592,9499

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 2017932,264 32,264$643,982$643,9823
Jan 8, 20171311,935-63% 44,199$238,219$882,2014

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Nov 4, 202081 3
Nov 5, 202062 8
Nov 6, 202093 10

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