Step Brothers (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,468,793Details
International Box Office $27,638,849Details
Worldwide Box Office $128,107,642
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $69,659,658 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $69,659,658
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,940,732 (30.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,094 opening theaters/3,182 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $147,344,900

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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 25th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: December 2nd, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Other Guys
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Keywords: Unexpected Families, Dysfunctional Family, Delayed Adulthood, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Judd Apatow, Mosaic Media, Gary Sanchez Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 84 $30,940,732 Jul 25, 2008 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 2 $30,940,732   3,094 $10,000   $30,940,732 1
Aug 1, 2008 3 $16,506,526 -47% 3,094 $5,335   $63,172,026 2
Aug 8, 2008 5 $9,128,662 -45% 3,182 $2,869   $81,132,136 3
Aug 15, 2008 9 $4,807,904 -47% 2,648 $1,816   $90,695,938 4
Aug 22, 2008 14 $2,301,992 -52% 1,639 $1,405   $95,586,358 5
Aug 29, 2008 20 $1,357,288 -41% 1,036 $1,310   $97,926,025 6
Sep 5, 2008 20 $864,173 -36% 846 $1,021   $99,415,157 7
Sep 12, 2008 23 $416,581 -52% 454 $918   $100,125,730 8
Sep 19, 2008 31 $202,214 -51% 258 $784   $100,468,793 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 25, 2008 2 $11,847,675     3,094 $3,829   $11,847,675 1
Jul 26, 2008 2 $9,840,973 -17%   3,094 $3,181   $21,688,648 2
Jul 27, 2008 2 $9,252,084 -6%   3,094 $2,990   $30,940,732 3
Jul 28, 2008 2 $4,602,987 -50%   3,094 $1,488   $35,543,719 4
Jul 29, 2008 2 $4,057,052 -12%   3,094 $1,311   $39,600,771 5
Jul 30, 2008 2 $3,631,324 -10%   3,094 $1,174   $43,232,095 6
Jul 31, 2008 2 $3,433,405 -5%   3,094 $1,110   $46,665,500 7
Aug 1, 2008 3 $5,070,198 +48% -57% 3,094 $1,639   $51,735,698 8
Aug 2, 2008 3 $6,220,952 +23% -37% 3,094 $2,011   $57,956,650 9
Aug 3, 2008 3 $5,215,376 -16% -44% 3,094 $1,686   $63,172,026 10
Aug 4, 2008 3 $2,804,804 -46% -39% 3,094 $907   $65,976,830 11
Aug 5, 2008 3 $2,460,950 -12% -39% 3,094 $795   $68,437,780 12
Aug 6, 2008 6 $1,904,953 -23% -48% 3,094 $616   $70,342,733 13
Aug 7, 2008 6 $1,660,741 -13% -52% 3,094 $537   $72,003,474 14
Aug 8, 2008 5 $2,765,182 +67% -45% 3,182 $869   $74,768,656 15
Aug 9, 2008 5 $3,427,233 +24% -45% 3,182 $1,077   $78,195,889 16
Aug 10, 2008 5 $2,936,247 -14% -44% 3,182 $923   $81,132,136 17
Aug 11, 2008 5 $1,440,553 -51% -49% 3,182 $453   $82,572,689 18
Aug 12, 2008 6 $1,371,580 -5% -44% 3,182 $431   $83,944,269 19
Aug 13, 2008 7 $1,015,831 -26% -47% 3,182 $319   $84,960,100 20
Aug 14, 2008 7 $927,934 -9% -44% 3,182 $292   $85,888,034 21
Aug 15, 2008 9 $1,512,328 +63% -45% 2,648 $571   $87,400,362 22
Aug 16, 2008 9 $1,893,942 +25% -45% 2,648 $715   $89,294,304 23
Aug 17, 2008 9 $1,401,634 -26% -52% 2,648 $529   $90,695,938 24
Aug 18, 2008 9 $691,296 -51% -52% 2,648 $261   $91,387,234 25
Aug 19, 2008 9 $721,697 +4% -47% 2,648 $273   $92,108,931 26
Aug 20, 2008 9 $609,289 -16% -40% 2,648 $230   $92,718,220 27
Aug 21, 2008 9 $566,146 -7% -39% 2,648 $214   $93,284,366 28
Aug 22, 2008 14 $715,384 +26% -53% 1,639 $436   $93,999,750 29
Aug 23, 2008 14 $943,825 +32% -50% 1,639 $576   $94,943,575 30
Aug 24, 2008 14 $642,206 -32% -54% 1,639 $392   $95,585,781 31
Aug 25, 2008 15 $228,273 -64% -67% 1,639 $139   $95,874,631 32
Aug 26, 2008 14 $269,366 +18% -63% 1,639 $164   $96,143,997 33
Aug 27, 2008 15 $216,648 -20% -64% 1,639 $132   $96,360,645 34
Aug 28, 2008 16 $208,092 -4% -63% 1,639 $127   $96,568,737 35
Aug 29, 2008 20 $343,847 +65% -52% 1,036 $332   $96,912,584 36
Aug 30, 2008 20 $478,067 +39% -49% 1,036 $461   $97,390,651 37
Aug 31, 2008 18 $535,374 +12% -17% 1,036 $517   $97,926,025 38
Sep 1, 2008 21 $311,614 -42% +37% 1,036 $301   $98,237,639 39
Sep 2, 2008 17 $110,308 -65% -59% 1,036 $106   $98,347,947 40
Sep 3, 2008 18 $100,708 -9% -54% 1,036 $97   $98,448,655 41
Sep 4, 2008 16 $102,329 +2% -51% 1,036 $99   $98,550,984 42
Sep 5, 2008 17 $266,880 +161% -22% 846 $315   $98,817,864 43
Sep 6, 2008 20 $402,053 +51% -16% 846 $475   $99,219,917 44
Sep 7, 2008 - $195,240 -51% -64% 846 $231   $99,415,157 45
Sep 8, 2008 17 $67,497 -65% -78% 846 $80   $99,482,654 46
Sep 9, 2008 17 $80,326 +19% -27% 846 $95   $99,562,980 47
Sep 10, 2008 16 $72,586 -10% -28% 846 $86   $99,635,566 48
Sep 11, 2008 16 $73,583 +1% -28% 846 $87   $99,709,149 49
Sep 12, 2008 22 $124,040 +69% -54% 846 $147   $99,833,189 50
Sep 13, 2008 22 $190,687 +54% -53% 846 $225   $100,023,876 51
Sep 14, 2008 25 $101,854 -47% -48% 846 $120   $100,125,730 52
Sep 15, 2008 20 $32,140 -68% -52% 846 $38   $100,157,870 53
Sep 16, 2008 - $36,849 +15% -54% 846 $44   $100,194,719 54
Sep 17, 2008 - $33,591 -9% -54% 846 $40   $100,228,310 55
Sep 18, 2008 - $37,909 +13% -48% 846 $45   $100,266,219 56
Sep 19, 2008 - $60,831 +60% -51% 258 $236   $100,327,050 57
Sep 20, 2008 - $96,248 +58% -50% 258 $373   $100,423,298 58
Sep 21, 2008 - $45,135 -53% -56% 258 $175   $100,468,433 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 2 $46,665,500   3,094 $15,083   $46,665,500 1
Aug 1, 2008 3 $25,337,974 -46% 3,094 $8,189   $72,003,474 2
Aug 8, 2008 7 $13,884,560 -45% 3,182 $4,363   $85,888,034 3
Aug 15, 2008 9 $7,396,332 -47% 2,648 $2,793   $93,284,366 4
Aug 22, 2008 14 $3,284,371 -56% 1,639 $2,004   $96,568,737 5
Aug 29, 2008 20 $1,982,247 -40% 1,036 $1,913   $98,550,984 6
Sep 5, 2008 20 $1,158,165 -42% 846 $1,369   $99,709,149 7
Sep 12, 2008 23 $557,070 -52% 454 $1,227   $100,266,219 8
Sep 19, 2008 34 $202,214 -64% 258 $784   $100,468,793 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/19/2008 $0 0 23 33 $6,726,929 1/15/2021
 
Rest of World $20,911,920
 
International Total$27,638,849 1/15/2021

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
Dec 7, 200831,316,053 1,316,053$23,043,167$23,043,1671
Dec 14, 20085541,761-59% 1,857,814$9,521,070$32,564,2372
Dec 21, 20089416,393-23% 2,274,207$7,396,889$39,961,1263
Dec 28, 200812378,204-9% 2,652,411$6,628,555$46,589,6814
Jan 4, 200913143,330-62% 2,795,741$2,502,800$49,092,4815
Jan 11, 20091779,368-45% 2,875,109$1,569,947$50,662,4286
Jan 18, 20091962,995-21% 2,938,104$1,076,288$51,738,7167
Jan 25, 20091862,037-2% 3,000,141$950,760$52,689,4768
Feb 1, 20092548,835-21% 3,048,976$750,838$53,440,3149
Feb 8, 20092069,296+42% 3,118,272$1,058,697$54,499,01110
Feb 15, 20092565,267-6% 3,183,539$1,056,490$55,555,50111
Jan 10, 20102844,960 3,597,582$557,504$60,608,09558

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Will Ferrell    Brennan Huff
John C. Reilly    Dale Doback

Supporting Cast

Mary Steenburgen    Nancy Huff
Richard Jenkins    Dr. Robert Doback
Adam Scott    Derek
Kathryn Hahn    Alice
Andrea Savage    Denise

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

Production and Technical Credits

Adam McKay    Director
Will Ferrell    Screenwriter
Adam McKay    Screenwriter
Jimmy Miller    Producer
Judd Apatow    Producer
Will Ferrell    Executive Producer
Adam McKay    Executive Producer
David Householter    Executive Producer
Josh Church    Co-Producer
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
Brent White    Editor
Jon Brion    Composer
Hal Willner    Music Supervisor
Clayton Hartley    Production Designer
Virginia Randolph Weaver    Art Director
Casey Hallenbeck    Set Decorator
Susan Matheson    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound Mixer
George Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Rocco Passionino    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Robotham    Stunt Coordinator
Matt Rebenkoff    First Assistant Director

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

DVD Rentals - Mummy not Mamma Leads the Way

January 1st, 2009

There were five new releases to chart this week, including The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which topped the charts just ahead of last week's winner, The Dark Knight. More...

DVD Rentals - Knight Becomes King

December 22nd, 2008

Only two new releases charted this week, but we still had a new number one with The Dark Knight. More...

DVD Sales - A Prince's Ransom

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the top of the sales chart this week, earning the top three spots. This included The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which sold 3.34 million units and generated $54.72 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Step Brothers are Wanted

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart taking the top two places and four of the top five. This includes Step Brothers and Wanted, which finished neck and neck in first and second places respectively. More...

DVD Releases for December 2, 2008

December 2nd, 2008

It's the slowest week in more than a month, which is not surprising since it is the Tuesday after Black Friday. That doesn't mean there are no top-notch releases this week, or major sellers. In fact, there are three $100 million hits from last summer coming out this week. However, to find the DVD Pick of the Week we have to go a bit further back, all the way back to 1942 and Casablanca - The Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. More...

International Details - Eye on the Prize

October 5th, 2008

Eagle Eye opened in sixth place on the international chart with $4.51 million on 1,124 screens in 13 markets, much of that coming from two markets: Australia and Mexico. In the former it made $1.42 million on 231 screens while in the latter it made just a hair under $900,000 on 350 screens. In both markets the film finished in second place, while it opens in major markets every week until the end of October, while it doesn't end its run until early next year. More...

International Details - Mummy Still Rules

September 28th, 2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor fell more than 50% this past weekend down to $4.24 million on 2905 screens in 46 markets for a total of $276.19 million internationally. It had no major market openings this past weekend, but added $1.36 million on 361 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $5.13 million. More...

International Details - Journey on the International Box Office

September 21st, 2008

Journey To The Centre of the Earth opened in first place in Australia by a huge margin with $2.87 million on 362 screens, more than four times its nearest competitor. Overall the film made $6.41 million on 1417 screens in 27 markets for a total of $57.65 million, with a few smaller openings from now till its debut in Japan at the end of October. More...

Burn on Fire at the Box Office

September 15th, 2008

Four films opened wide this weekend, and all four finished in the top four, which is the first time that's happened in more than a year and a half. The strength of the new releases helped the overall box office bounce back, as it was up 49% from last weekend at $101 million. More importantly, it was up more than 28% from the same weekend last year, which ended a seven-week losing streak. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but the gap was closed somewhat with 2007 leading with $6.92 billion to $6.87 billion. More...

International Details - Wanted Still in Demand

September 14th, 2008

Wanted failed to reach first place during its opening in Germany, but still rose dramatically earning sixth internationally with $6.13 million on 1590 screens in 29 markets for a total of $147.68 million. In Germany is finished in second place behind The Dark Knight's third weekend of release earning $3.18 million on 444 screens, which is still impressive. Next up is Spain this weekend, while it opens wide in Japan next weekend and China early in October. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

You Don't Mess With The Zohan slipped out of the top five with $7.96 million on 2296 screens in 33 markets for a total of $69.53 million internationally, which is more than Adam Sandler's previous film made in total internationally. This week the film opened in France landing in 10th place with just $816,000, but it was playing on just 171 screens. On the other hand, it added $1.66 million on 335 screens in Spain for a two-week total of $6.45 million. More...

Olympic-Sized Box Office Haul

August 11th, 2008

Four. The Dark Knight has reigned on top of the box office charts for four weekends now. The last film to last on top so long was Return of the King, which opened more than four years ago. That said, while The Dark Knight is dominating, the new releases are not pulling their weight and the overall box office slipped to $120 million over the weekend, which was 21% lower than last weekend, and 22% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 has earned $6.14 billion, which is lower than 2007's pace but by less than 1%, as this time last year movies had earned $6.17 billion at the box office. More...

Will Pineapple Defeat Batman?

August 6th, 2008

Like last week, this week we have two more new wide releases, and like last week, The Dark Knight has a shot at retaining its crown. Also of note, the two new releases are coming out tonight because the Olympics are starting on Friday and they want to avoid going up against the Olympic opening ceremonies... Wait... People watch the Olympic opening ceremonies? More...

Dark Knight Continues to Light Up Box Office

August 4th, 2008

For the third weekend in a row, The Dark Knight came out on top at the box office -- the first time this year we've had a three-time champ. Unfortunately, the film didn't come out on top because it beat expectations by a massive margin, but because The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor missed expectations. That led to a drop at the overall box office by just over 15% from last weekend to $153 million. This is also lower than the same weekend last year by just under 14%. Meanwhile, 2008's and 2007's year-to-date numbers are nearly identical at $5.93 billion, with this year a tiny, tiny amount lower. More...

Dark Days for New Releases? - Correction

July 31st, 2008

Two more new wide releases make their debut tomorrow, but we could have the first threepeat winner of the year as the new number one movie of the year, The Dark Knight, is still going strong. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor does have a slight edge going into this weekend, but it could be close. There is a troubling sign as neither film looks likely to match last year's number one film and with 2008 barely ahead of 2007, any weakness could result in 2008 losing its lead. More...

Wire Towers Higher than Bat

July 29th, 2008

Man on Wire topped the per theater chart this week by pulling in an impressive average of $25,696 in two theaters. This was ahead of the overall box office leader, The Dark Knight, which earned an average of $17,216 in more than 4,000 theaters. Transsiberian also repeated in the $10,000 club, down roughly 23% to $13,280. Brideshead Revisited opened in 22 theaters, which is a lot of a limited release, but still managed an average of $10,291 during its opening weekend, which bodes well for its prospects at expansion. The final film to reach $10,000 did so by the narrowest of narrow margins as Step Brothers topped that milestone by less than 24 cents. More...

Dark Knight Continues its Record Breaking Run

July 29th, 2008

The Dark Knight added a few more records to its impressive list of accomplishments, but it wasn't enough to prevent the overall box office from suffering, as it was down to $181 million over the weekend. That represents a stunning 31% drop-off from last weekend. However, since last weekend was the largest weekend on record, this was not surprising. What was a little surprising was the year-to-year decline; granted, it was down less than 2% from the same weekend last year, but that's still disappointing. As for the year-to-date numbers, strong midweek numbers helped push 2008 into the lead, barely, with 2008 earning $5.68 billion to $5.67 billion for 2007. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of July 25, 2008

July 26th, 2008

Summer is starting to wind down and there's not potential monster hits opening this week, which hurt this week's list at the top. However, while there were no groundbreaking sites this week, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer's Official Site contained a 14-part behind the scenes video blog that is better than most DVDs have. This was enough to give the film the Weekly Website Award. More...

I Want to Believe in the New Releases

July 24th, 2008

Two new wide releases make their debut today, but neither of them have a legitimate shot at first place. In fact, it would take a shocking result for Step Brothers and X-Files: I Want to Believe to earn more combined than The Dark Knight will make during its second weekend of release. The real competition for The Dark Knight is The Simpsons movie, which opened this time last year. More...

2008 Preview: July

July 1st, 2008

July is going to have a tough time following June. Last month only one movie missed expectations by any meaningful degree which helped 2008 climb above 2007's pace. Perhaps if The Dark Knight can become the biggest hit of the year so far and 2008 tops 2007's pace in terms of ticket sales, July will be seen as a better month than June, but that will be very tough to do. Compared to last year, July doesn't seem to have as much strength at the top, but its strength is in the midrange hits and it should at least keep pace with 2007. More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

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August 30th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for American Gangster, The Informers, Nothing but the Truth, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 19, 2006

November 19th, 2006

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,940,732 (30.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,094 opening theaters/3,182 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $147,344,900

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 25th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: December 2nd, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Other Guys
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Unexpected Families, Dysfunctional Family, Delayed Adulthood, Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Judd Apatow, Mosaic Media, Gary Sanchez Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 84 $30,940,732 Jul 25, 2008 3

Leading Cast

Will Ferrell    Brennan Huff
John C. Reilly    Dale Doback

Supporting Cast

Mary Steenburgen    Nancy Huff
Richard Jenkins    Dr. Robert Doback
Adam Scott    Derek
Kathryn Hahn    Alice
Andrea Savage    Denise

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

Production and Technical Credits

Adam McKay    Director
Will Ferrell    Screenwriter
Adam McKay    Screenwriter
Jimmy Miller    Producer
Judd Apatow    Producer
Will Ferrell    Executive Producer
Adam McKay    Executive Producer
David Householter    Executive Producer
Josh Church    Co-Producer
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
Brent White    Editor
Jon Brion    Composer
Hal Willner    Music Supervisor
Clayton Hartley    Production Designer
Virginia Randolph Weaver    Art Director
Casey Hallenbeck    Set Decorator
Susan Matheson    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound Mixer
George Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Rocco Passionino    Visual Effects Supervisor
John Robotham    Stunt Coordinator
Matt Rebenkoff    First Assistant Director

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

DVD Rentals - Mummy not Mamma Leads the Way

January 1st, 2009

There were five new releases to chart this week, including The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which topped the charts just ahead of last week's winner, The Dark Knight. More...

DVD Rentals - Knight Becomes King

December 22nd, 2008

Only two new releases charted this week, but we still had a new number one with The Dark Knight. More...

DVD Sales - A Prince's Ransom

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the top of the sales chart this week, earning the top three spots. This included The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which sold 3.34 million units and generated $54.72 million in revenue. More...

DVD Rentals - Step Brothers are Wanted

December 15th, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart taking the top two places and four of the top five. This includes Step Brothers and Wanted, which finished neck and neck in first and second places respectively. More...

DVD Releases for December 2, 2008

December 2nd, 2008

It's the slowest week in more than a month, which is not surprising since it is the Tuesday after Black Friday. That doesn't mean there are no top-notch releases this week, or major sellers. In fact, there are three $100 million hits from last summer coming out this week. However, to find the DVD Pick of the Week we have to go a bit further back, all the way back to 1942 and Casablanca - The Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray. More...

International Details - Eye on the Prize

October 5th, 2008

Eagle Eye opened in sixth place on the international chart with $4.51 million on 1,124 screens in 13 markets, much of that coming from two markets: Australia and Mexico. In the former it made $1.42 million on 231 screens while in the latter it made just a hair under $900,000 on 350 screens. In both markets the film finished in second place, while it opens in major markets every week until the end of October, while it doesn't end its run until early next year. More...

International Details - Mummy Still Rules

September 28th, 2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor fell more than 50% this past weekend down to $4.24 million on 2905 screens in 46 markets for a total of $276.19 million internationally. It had no major market openings this past weekend, but added $1.36 million on 361 screens during its second weekend in Australia for a total of $5.13 million. More...

International Details - Journey on the International Box Office

September 21st, 2008

Journey To The Centre of the Earth opened in first place in Australia by a huge margin with $2.87 million on 362 screens, more than four times its nearest competitor. Overall the film made $6.41 million on 1417 screens in 27 markets for a total of $57.65 million, with a few smaller openings from now till its debut in Japan at the end of October. More...

Burn on Fire at the Box Office

September 15th, 2008

Four films opened wide this weekend, and all four finished in the top four, which is the first time that's happened in more than a year and a half. The strength of the new releases helped the overall box office bounce back, as it was up 49% from last weekend at $101 million. More importantly, it was up more than 28% from the same weekend last year, which ended a seven-week losing streak. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind, but the gap was closed somewhat with 2007 leading with $6.92 billion to $6.87 billion. More...

International Details - Wanted Still in Demand

September 14th, 2008

Wanted failed to reach first place during its opening in Germany, but still rose dramatically earning sixth internationally with $6.13 million on 1590 screens in 29 markets for a total of $147.68 million. In Germany is finished in second place behind The Dark Knight's third weekend of release earning $3.18 million on 444 screens, which is still impressive. Next up is Spain this weekend, while it opens wide in Japan next weekend and China early in October. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

You Don't Mess With The Zohan slipped out of the top five with $7.96 million on 2296 screens in 33 markets for a total of $69.53 million internationally, which is more than Adam Sandler's previous film made in total internationally. This week the film opened in France landing in 10th place with just $816,000, but it was playing on just 171 screens. On the other hand, it added $1.66 million on 335 screens in Spain for a two-week total of $6.45 million. More...

Olympic-Sized Box Office Haul

August 11th, 2008

Four. The Dark Knight has reigned on top of the box office charts for four weekends now. The last film to last on top so long was Return of the King, which opened more than four years ago. That said, while The Dark Knight is dominating, the new releases are not pulling their weight and the overall box office slipped to $120 million over the weekend, which was 21% lower than last weekend, and 22% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 has earned $6.14 billion, which is lower than 2007's pace but by less than 1%, as this time last year movies had earned $6.17 billion at the box office. More...

Will Pineapple Defeat Batman?

August 6th, 2008

Like last week, this week we have two more new wide releases, and like last week, The Dark Knight has a shot at retaining its crown. Also of note, the two new releases are coming out tonight because the Olympics are starting on Friday and they want to avoid going up against the Olympic opening ceremonies... Wait... People watch the Olympic opening ceremonies? More...

Dark Knight Continues to Light Up Box Office

August 4th, 2008

For the third weekend in a row, The Dark Knight came out on top at the box office -- the first time this year we've had a three-time champ. Unfortunately, the film didn't come out on top because it beat expectations by a massive margin, but because The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor missed expectations. That led to a drop at the overall box office by just over 15% from last weekend to $153 million. This is also lower than the same weekend last year by just under 14%. Meanwhile, 2008's and 2007's year-to-date numbers are nearly identical at $5.93 billion, with this year a tiny, tiny amount lower. More...

Dark Days for New Releases? - Correction

July 31st, 2008

Two more new wide releases make their debut tomorrow, but we could have the first threepeat winner of the year as the new number one movie of the year, The Dark Knight, is still going strong. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor does have a slight edge going into this weekend, but it could be close. There is a troubling sign as neither film looks likely to match last year's number one film and with 2008 barely ahead of 2007, any weakness could result in 2008 losing its lead. More...

Wire Towers Higher than Bat

July 29th, 2008

Man on Wire topped the per theater chart this week by pulling in an impressive average of $25,696 in two theaters. This was ahead of the overall box office leader, The Dark Knight, which earned an average of $17,216 in more than 4,000 theaters. Transsiberian also repeated in the $10,000 club, down roughly 23% to $13,280. Brideshead Revisited opened in 22 theaters, which is a lot of a limited release, but still managed an average of $10,291 during its opening weekend, which bodes well for its prospects at expansion. The final film to reach $10,000 did so by the narrowest of narrow margins as Step Brothers topped that milestone by less than 24 cents. More...

Dark Knight Continues its Record Breaking Run

July 29th, 2008

The Dark Knight added a few more records to its impressive list of accomplishments, but it wasn't enough to prevent the overall box office from suffering, as it was down to $181 million over the weekend. That represents a stunning 31% drop-off from last weekend. However, since last weekend was the largest weekend on record, this was not surprising. What was a little surprising was the year-to-year decline; granted, it was down less than 2% from the same weekend last year, but that's still disappointing. As for the year-to-date numbers, strong midweek numbers helped push 2008 into the lead, barely, with 2008 earning $5.68 billion to $5.67 billion for 2007. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of July 25, 2008

July 26th, 2008

Summer is starting to wind down and there's not potential monster hits opening this week, which hurt this week's list at the top. However, while there were no groundbreaking sites this week, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer's Official Site contained a 14-part behind the scenes video blog that is better than most DVDs have. This was enough to give the film the Weekly Website Award. More...

I Want to Believe in the New Releases

July 24th, 2008

Two new wide releases make their debut today, but neither of them have a legitimate shot at first place. In fact, it would take a shocking result for Step Brothers and X-Files: I Want to Believe to earn more combined than The Dark Knight will make during its second weekend of release. The real competition for The Dark Knight is The Simpsons movie, which opened this time last year. More...

2008 Preview: July

July 1st, 2008

July is going to have a tough time following June. Last month only one movie missed expectations by any meaningful degree which helped 2008 climb above 2007's pace. Perhaps if The Dark Knight can become the biggest hit of the year so far and 2008 tops 2007's pace in terms of ticket sales, July will be seen as a better month than June, but that will be very tough to do. Compared to last year, July doesn't seem to have as much strength at the top, but its strength is in the midrange hits and it should at least keep pace with 2007. More...

Cast Updates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 30, 2007

August 30th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for American Gangster, The Informers, Nothing but the Truth, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 19, 2006

November 19th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Charlotte's Web, Speed Racer, The Dark Knight and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 29, 2006

October 29th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Blood Diamond, Dark Materials and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 2 $30,940,732   3,094 $10,000   $30,940,732 1
Aug 1, 2008 3 $16,506,526 -47% 3,094 $5,335   $63,172,026 2
Aug 8, 2008 5 $9,128,662 -45% 3,182 $2,869   $81,132,136 3
Aug 15, 2008 9 $4,807,904 -47% 2,648 $1,816   $90,695,938 4
Aug 22, 2008 14 $2,301,992 -52% 1,639 $1,405   $95,586,358 5
Aug 29, 2008 20 $1,357,288 -41% 1,036 $1,310   $97,926,025 6
Sep 5, 2008 20 $864,173 -36% 846 $1,021   $99,415,157 7
Sep 12, 2008 23 $416,581 -52% 454 $918   $100,125,730 8
Sep 19, 2008 31 $202,214 -51% 258 $784   $100,468,793 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 25, 2008 2 $11,847,675     3,094 $3,829   $11,847,675 1
Jul 26, 2008 2 $9,840,973 -17%   3,094 $3,181   $21,688,648 2
Jul 27, 2008 2 $9,252,084 -6%   3,094 $2,990   $30,940,732 3
Jul 28, 2008 2 $4,602,987 -50%   3,094 $1,488   $35,543,719 4
Jul 29, 2008 2 $4,057,052 -12%   3,094 $1,311   $39,600,771 5
Jul 30, 2008 2 $3,631,324 -10%   3,094 $1,174   $43,232,095 6
Jul 31, 2008 2 $3,433,405 -5%   3,094 $1,110   $46,665,500 7
Aug 1, 2008 3 $5,070,198 +48% -57% 3,094 $1,639   $51,735,698 8
Aug 2, 2008 3 $6,220,952 +23% -37% 3,094 $2,011   $57,956,650 9
Aug 3, 2008 3 $5,215,376 -16% -44% 3,094 $1,686   $63,172,026 10
Aug 4, 2008 3 $2,804,804 -46% -39% 3,094 $907   $65,976,830 11
Aug 5, 2008 3 $2,460,950 -12% -39% 3,094 $795   $68,437,780 12
Aug 6, 2008 6 $1,904,953 -23% -48% 3,094 $616   $70,342,733 13
Aug 7, 2008 6 $1,660,741 -13% -52% 3,094 $537   $72,003,474 14
Aug 8, 2008 5 $2,765,182 +67% -45% 3,182 $869   $74,768,656 15
Aug 9, 2008 5 $3,427,233 +24% -45% 3,182 $1,077   $78,195,889 16
Aug 10, 2008 5 $2,936,247 -14% -44% 3,182 $923   $81,132,136 17
Aug 11, 2008 5 $1,440,553 -51% -49% 3,182 $453   $82,572,689 18
Aug 12, 2008 6 $1,371,580 -5% -44% 3,182 $431   $83,944,269 19
Aug 13, 2008 7 $1,015,831 -26% -47% 3,182 $319   $84,960,100 20
Aug 14, 2008 7 $927,934 -9% -44% 3,182 $292   $85,888,034 21
Aug 15, 2008 9 $1,512,328 +63% -45% 2,648 $571   $87,400,362 22
Aug 16, 2008 9 $1,893,942 +25% -45% 2,648 $715   $89,294,304 23
Aug 17, 2008 9 $1,401,634 -26% -52% 2,648 $529   $90,695,938 24
Aug 18, 2008 9 $691,296 -51% -52% 2,648 $261   $91,387,234 25
Aug 19, 2008 9 $721,697 +4% -47% 2,648 $273   $92,108,931 26
Aug 20, 2008 9 $609,289 -16% -40% 2,648 $230   $92,718,220 27
Aug 21, 2008 9 $566,146 -7% -39% 2,648 $214   $93,284,366 28
Aug 22, 2008 14 $715,384 +26% -53% 1,639 $436   $93,999,750 29
Aug 23, 2008 14 $943,825 +32% -50% 1,639 $576   $94,943,575 30
Aug 24, 2008 14 $642,206 -32% -54% 1,639 $392   $95,585,781 31
Aug 25, 2008 15 $228,273 -64% -67% 1,639 $139   $95,874,631 32
Aug 26, 2008 14 $269,366 +18% -63% 1,639 $164   $96,143,997 33
Aug 27, 2008 15 $216,648 -20% -64% 1,639 $132   $96,360,645 34
Aug 28, 2008 16 $208,092 -4% -63% 1,639 $127   $96,568,737 35
Aug 29, 2008 20 $343,847 +65% -52% 1,036 $332   $96,912,584 36
Aug 30, 2008 20 $478,067 +39% -49% 1,036 $461   $97,390,651 37
Aug 31, 2008 18 $535,374 +12% -17% 1,036 $517   $97,926,025 38
Sep 1, 2008 21 $311,614 -42% +37% 1,036 $301   $98,237,639 39
Sep 2, 2008 17 $110,308 -65% -59% 1,036 $106   $98,347,947 40
Sep 3, 2008 18 $100,708 -9% -54% 1,036 $97   $98,448,655 41
Sep 4, 2008 16 $102,329 +2% -51% 1,036 $99   $98,550,984 42
Sep 5, 2008 17 $266,880 +161% -22% 846 $315   $98,817,864 43
Sep 6, 2008 20 $402,053 +51% -16% 846 $475   $99,219,917 44
Sep 7, 2008 - $195,240 -51% -64% 846 $231   $99,415,157 45
Sep 8, 2008 17 $67,497 -65% -78% 846 $80   $99,482,654 46
Sep 9, 2008 17 $80,326 +19% -27% 846 $95   $99,562,980 47
Sep 10, 2008 16 $72,586 -10% -28% 846 $86   $99,635,566 48
Sep 11, 2008 16 $73,583 +1% -28% 846 $87   $99,709,149 49
Sep 12, 2008 22 $124,040 +69% -54% 846 $147   $99,833,189 50
Sep 13, 2008 22 $190,687 +54% -53% 846 $225   $100,023,876 51
Sep 14, 2008 25 $101,854 -47% -48% 846 $120   $100,125,730 52
Sep 15, 2008 20 $32,140 -68% -52% 846 $38   $100,157,870 53
Sep 16, 2008 - $36,849 +15% -54% 846 $44   $100,194,719 54
Sep 17, 2008 - $33,591 -9% -54% 846 $40   $100,228,310 55
Sep 18, 2008 - $37,909 +13% -48% 846 $45   $100,266,219 56
Sep 19, 2008 - $60,831 +60% -51% 258 $236   $100,327,050 57
Sep 20, 2008 - $96,248 +58% -50% 258 $373   $100,423,298 58
Sep 21, 2008 - $45,135 -53% -56% 258 $175   $100,468,433 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 25, 2008 2 $46,665,500   3,094 $15,083   $46,665,500 1
Aug 1, 2008 3 $25,337,974 -46% 3,094 $8,189   $72,003,474 2
Aug 8, 2008 7 $13,884,560 -45% 3,182 $4,363   $85,888,034 3
Aug 15, 2008 9 $7,396,332 -47% 2,648 $2,793   $93,284,366 4
Aug 22, 2008 14 $3,284,371 -56% 1,639 $2,004   $96,568,737 5
Aug 29, 2008 20 $1,982,247 -40% 1,036 $1,913   $98,550,984 6
Sep 5, 2008 20 $1,158,165 -42% 846 $1,369   $99,709,149 7
Sep 12, 2008 23 $557,070 -52% 454 $1,227   $100,266,219 8
Sep 19, 2008 34 $202,214 -64% 258 $784   $100,468,793 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/19/2008 $0 0 23 33 $6,726,929 1/15/2021
 
Rest of World $20,911,920
 
International Total$27,638,849 1/15/2021

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
Dec 7, 200831,316,053 1,316,053$23,043,167$23,043,1671
Dec 14, 20085541,761-59% 1,857,814$9,521,070$32,564,2372
Dec 21, 20089416,393-23% 2,274,207$7,396,889$39,961,1263
Dec 28, 200812378,204-9% 2,652,411$6,628,555$46,589,6814
Jan 4, 200913143,330-62% 2,795,741$2,502,800$49,092,4815
Jan 11, 20091779,368-45% 2,875,109$1,569,947$50,662,4286
Jan 18, 20091962,995-21% 2,938,104$1,076,288$51,738,7167
Jan 25, 20091862,037-2% 3,000,141$950,760$52,689,4768
Feb 1, 20092548,835-21% 3,048,976$750,838$53,440,3149
Feb 8, 20092069,296+42% 3,118,272$1,058,697$54,499,01110
Feb 15, 20092565,267-6% 3,183,539$1,056,490$55,555,50111
Jan 10, 20102844,960 3,597,582$557,504$60,608,09558

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