Surrogates (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,577,772Details
International Box Office $81,090,578Details
Worldwide Box Office $119,668,350
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $12,678,038 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,476,643 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $17,154,681
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,902,692 (38.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,951 opening theaters/2,992 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,163,193

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: January 26th, 2010 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Matrix
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Robot, Police Detective, Murder Mystery, Corporate Malfeasance, Conspiracy Theory, Dystopia, FBI, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Son or Daughter, Near Future
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $6,430,932 Oct 9, 2009 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $7,320,208 Oct 9, 2009 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 2 $14,902,692   2,951 $5,050   $14,902,692 1
Oct 2, 2009 4 $7,241,054 -51% 2,951 $2,454   $26,284,134 2
Oct 9, 2009 6 $4,268,314 -41% 2,992 $1,427   $32,725,781 3
Oct 16, 2009 9 $1,917,315 -55% 2,326 $824   $36,327,650 4
Oct 23, 2009 17 $590,444 -69% 797 $741   $37,573,398 5
Oct 30, 2009 22 $251,979 -57% 357 $706   $38,008,686 6
Nov 6, 2009 29 $126,617 -50% 174 $728   $38,255,840 7
Nov 13, 2009 42 $55,642 -56% 101 $551   $38,368,790 8
Nov 20, 2009 55 $22,348 -60% 48 $466   $38,408,343 9
Nov 27, 2009 35 $98,902 +343% 158 $626   $38,542,418 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 2 $5,053,646     2,951 $1,713   $5,053,646 1
Sep 26, 2009 2 $6,106,226 +21%   2,951 $2,069   $11,159,872 2
Sep 27, 2009 2 $3,742,820 -39%   2,951 $1,268   $14,902,692 3
Sep 28, 2009 2 $1,175,307 -69%   2,951 $398   $16,077,999 4
Sep 29, 2009 1 $1,169,691 n/c   2,951 $396   $17,247,690 5
Sep 30, 2009 1 $921,089 -21%   2,951 $312   $18,168,779 6
Oct 1, 2009 2 $874,301 -5%   2,951 $296   $19,043,080 7
Oct 2, 2009 5 $2,252,840 +158% -55% 2,951 $763   $21,295,920 8
Oct 3, 2009 4 $3,222,198 +43% -47% 2,951 $1,092   $24,518,118 9
Oct 4, 2009 4 $1,766,016 -45% -53% 2,951 $598   $26,284,134 10
Oct 5, 2009 4 $508,320 -71% -57% 2,951 $172   $26,792,454 11
Oct 6, 2009 4 $606,100 +19% -48% 2,951 $205   $27,398,554 12
Oct 7, 2009 4 $520,364 -14% -44% 2,951 $176   $27,918,918 13
Oct 8, 2009 4 $538,549 +3% -38% 2,951 $182   $28,457,467 14
Oct 9, 2009 6 $1,275,590 +137% -43% 2,992 $426   $29,733,057 15
Oct 10, 2009 6 $1,812,735 +42% -44% 2,992 $606   $31,545,792 16
Oct 11, 2009 6 $1,179,989 -35% -33% 2,992 $394   $32,725,781 17
Oct 12, 2009 6 $590,224 -50% +16% 2,992 $197   $33,316,005 18
Oct 13, 2009 6 $395,844 -33% -35% 2,992 $132   $33,711,849 19
Oct 14, 2009 6 $344,192 -13% -34% 2,992 $115   $34,056,041 20
Oct 15, 2009 6 $354,294 +3% -34% 2,992 $118   $34,410,335 21
Oct 16, 2009 10 $587,211 +66% -54% 2,326 $252   $34,997,546 22
Oct 17, 2009 10 $865,832 +47% -52% 2,326 $372   $35,863,378 23
Oct 18, 2009 9 $464,272 -46% -61% 2,326 $200   $36,327,650 24
Oct 19, 2009 9 $150,560 -68% -74% 2,326 $65   $36,478,210 25
Oct 20, 2009 10 $162,696 +8% -59% 2,326 $70   $36,640,906 26
Oct 21, 2009 8 $160,807 -1% -53% 2,326 $69   $36,801,713 27
Oct 22, 2009 8 $181,241 +13% -49% 2,326 $78   $36,982,954 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 2 $19,043,080   2,951 $6,453   $19,043,080 1
Oct 2, 2009 4 $9,414,387 -51% 2,951 $3,190   $28,457,467 2
Oct 9, 2009 6 $5,952,868 -37% 2,992 $1,990   $34,410,335 3
Oct 16, 2009 9 $2,572,619 -57% 2,326 $1,106   $36,982,954 4
Oct 23, 2009 18 $773,753 -70% 797 $971   $37,756,707 5
Oct 30, 2009 21 $372,516 -52% 357 $1,043   $38,129,223 6
Nov 6, 2009 29 $183,925 -51% 174 $1,057   $38,313,148 7
Nov 13, 2009 45 $72,847 -60% 101 $721   $38,385,995 8
Nov 20, 2009 51 $57,521 -21% 48 $1,198   $38,443,516 9
Nov 27, 2009 34 $134,256 +133% 158 $850   $38,577,772 10

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 31, 20102295,206 295,206$5,015,550$5,015,5501
Feb 7, 20107114,665-61% 409,871$1,948,158$6,963,7082
Feb 14, 20101758,595-49% 468,466$995,529$7,959,2373

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 31, 2010280,071 80,071$1,880,857$1,880,8571
Feb 7, 2010527,643-65% 107,714$649,329$2,530,1862
Feb 14, 20101515,726-43% 123,440$369,403$2,899,5893

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Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Greer

Supporting Cast

Radha Mitchell    Peters
Rosamund Pike    Maggie
Boris Kodjoe    Stone
James Francis Ginty    Canter
James Cromwell    Older Canter
Ving Rhames    The Prophet
Jack Noseworthy    Strickland
Devin Ratray    Bobby
Michael Cudlitz    Colonel Brendon
Jeffrey De Serrano    Armando
Helena Mattsson    JJ the Blonde
Michael Phillip    Uniformed Cop
Danny Smith    Victim
Brian Parrish    Hard Hat
Jennifer Alden    Landlady
Shane Dzicek    Jared Canter
Andrew Haserlat    Undergrad #1
Justin Goodrich    Undergrad #2
Lisa Hernandez    Female Newscaster
Kirk Hawkins    Male Newscaster
Michael Murphy*    Captain

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Mostow    Director
David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Max Handelman    Producer
John Brancato    Screenwriter
Michael Ferris    Screenwriter
Richard Marvin    Composer
April Ferry    Costume Designer
Brandon Lambdin    Second Unit Director
David Nicksay    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Banks    Executive Producer
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jeff Mann    Production Designer
Kevin Stitt    Editor
Mark Stetson    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michelle Lewitt    Casting Director
Nilo Otero    Assistant Director
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
Todd Arnow    Unit Production Manager
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
Jon Johnson    Sound Designer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Brett Robinson    Second Assistant Director

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

DVD Sales: New Releases Are It

February 24th, 2010

Four new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart; however, they finished in the four top spots. Leading the way was Michael Jackson's This Is It with 1.51 million units sold and $24.22 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

International Details: Complicated in Sixth Place

January 31st, 2010

It's Complicated saw its weekend haul climb 16%, but it still fell out of the top five. It added $10.37 million over the weekend on 2,665 screens in 32 markets for a total of $50.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany with $2.40 million on 552 screens over the weekend and $2.74 million in total. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $1.84 million on 431 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.72 million after three weeks of release. With debuts in Japan, South Korea, and Italy still ahead of it, it could reach $100 million internationally to go with its $100 million domestic total. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Surrogates

January 25th, 2010

September is usually a terrible time of the year to open a film; however, in 2008 Eagle Eye opened during the last weekend of September and was a surprise hit, earning more than $100 million domestically. Surrogates also opened the last weekend of September and had the same quasi-futuristic setting and plot. However, despite earning better reviews than Eagle Eye, Surrogates never found an audience domestically and only earned about half its reported budget. It will likely do better on the home market, but is it worth checking out? If so, is it worth buying and what format to choose? More...

International Details - More International Flavor

January 17th, 2010

More than half the films on this week's International Details column were international films, starting with sixth place Io, loro E Lara. That film placed first in Italy with $7.56 million on 608 screens over the weekend, giving it $12.91 million in total. More...

International Details - Healthy Imagination

November 22nd, 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus climbed into sixth place with $3.20 million on 764 screens in 6 markets for a total of $21.40 million after a month of release. The film opened in fifth place in France with $2.14 million on 234 screens, but that was for the full week. It cracked $10 million in Italy during its run with a total of $10.36 million, including $861,000 on 247 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

International Top Five - It Is Worldwide

November 4th, 2009

There was a new number on film on the international chart this past weekend, as This Is It took top spot with $51.07 million on 8910 screens in 74 markets over the weekend for a total of $68.93 million. Individual markets were led by the U.K. where it pulled in first place with $7.96 million on 498 screens, while it also led in Germany with $6.3 million on 930 screens, France with $5.8 million on 484, Japan with $5.75 million on 321, and Australia with $3.35 million on 293. In all of these markets the film did better than it did here, given the relative sizes involved, but it was still below expectations after all of the talk about record-breaking pre-orders for tickets. Other major markets include Italy where it opened in third place with $2.16 million on 478 screens over the weekend and $3.19 million in total, while it earned second in Spain with $2.04 million on 377 screens over the weekend and $2.72 million in total. In Russia it only managed fourth place with $873,000 on 231 screens while it only managed sixth place with $325,000 on 210 screens over the weekend and $422,000 in total. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

International Top Five - No Substitute for Number One

October 7th, 2009

There was a tight race atop the international box office with barely $2 million separating first place and sixth place. Surrogates climbed into first place with $11.83 million on 2763 screens in 23 markets for a total of $28.84 million. The film debuted in first place in Mexico, but with only $872,000 on 350 screens. It opened in third place in South Korea with $2.17 million on 267 screens over the weekend and $2.60 million in total. Surprisingly, the film remained in first place in Russia despite falling 58% to $2.24 million on 603 screens over the weekend, while it now has $8.97 million in that market. More...

Zombies Land on Top

October 5th, 2009

October started on a mixed note. While it was better than expected at the top, overall the box office was a little weak pulling in a total of $107 million. Granted, this was 10.7% higher than last week, this was 5.9% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has now earned $7.96 million, which is still 7.5% higher than last year's pace. More...

Scary Amounts of Competition

October 1st, 2009

There should be six new films in the top ten this weekend, or rather three new films, two re-releases, and one film expanding into the top ten. However, while there is a lot of activity, only one of these films is opening in more than 3,000 theaters while the others are opening in less than 2,000. Because of this, there's not much doubt about which film will top the chart, but there is a question of by how much. There is also a question of when the overall box office will be able to keep up with last year. More...

International Top Five - Founding Still Strong

September 30th, 2009

The Founding Of A Republic remained in first place down just 26% to $13.56 million on 1,380 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.16 million after two. This film is performing amazingly in China and while it nationalistic story (it is about the rise of the communist party in China) will hurt its chances elsewhere, it's already made enough money to be considered a success. More...

Contest - No Substitutions - Winning Announcement

September 30th, 2009

The winners of our No Substitutions contest were determined and they are... More...

September Ends on a Cloudy Note

September 28th, 2009

None of the three wide releases were able to live up to Thursday's predictions and while the number one film held on a lot better than expected, it wasn't enough to compensate. Overall the box office was down 4.7% from last weekend to $96%, which was 4.2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 is still up on 2008 by 7.8% at $7.8 billion to $7.3 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moviegoers Enjoy Big Second Helping of Meatballs

September 27th, 2009

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs enjoyed the best second weekend hold of the year for a major release to win the weekend at the box office. The 3D family movie earned $24.6 million, by Sony's estimate, which is down just 19% from its opening. The studio will be hoping that the great word-of-mouth will keep the movie going even with the arrival of the Toy Story 3D Double Feature next weekend. More...

Will September End Famously?

September 24th, 2009

The three wide releases this week include two that have a shot at top spot, depending on who you ask, and another that will likely struggle for a spot in the top five. Overall the new releases are about as strong as this time last year, but holdovers should be the deciding factor in keeping 2009 ahead of last year's pace. More...

Contest - No Substitutions

September 18th, 2009

It may not be the widest release of next week and we're not sure that Surrogates will be the number one film next weekend. But we are 100% sure it's the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Surrogates. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Criminal Minds - Season Four - DVD and Harper's Island - The DVD Edition. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Criminal Minds - Season Four - DVD and Harper's Island - The DVD Edition. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: September

September 1st, 2009

Summer ended on a strong note with three films from August that have the potential to cross $100 million at the box office. But I don't think there's a single film coming out this month that has the potential to do the same. Then again, we're not concerned with keeping up with August, we are concerned with keeping up with September last year, and that will be an easier task most weeks. More...

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September 29th, 2008

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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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February 24th, 2008

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November 27th, 2007

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November 22nd, 2007

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,902,692 (38.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,951 opening theaters/2,992 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,163,193

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 2009 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: January 26th, 2010 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Matrix
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Robot, Police Detective, Murder Mystery, Corporate Malfeasance, Conspiracy Theory, Dystopia, FBI, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Son or Daughter, Near Future
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $6,430,932 Oct 9, 2009 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $7,320,208 Oct 9, 2009 17

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Greer

Supporting Cast

Radha Mitchell    Peters
Rosamund Pike    Maggie
Boris Kodjoe    Stone
James Francis Ginty    Canter
James Cromwell    Older Canter
Ving Rhames    The Prophet
Jack Noseworthy    Strickland
Devin Ratray    Bobby
Michael Cudlitz    Colonel Brendon
Jeffrey De Serrano    Armando
Helena Mattsson    JJ the Blonde
Michael Phillip    Uniformed Cop
Danny Smith    Victim
Brian Parrish    Hard Hat
Jennifer Alden    Landlady
Shane Dzicek    Jared Canter
Andrew Haserlat    Undergrad #1
Justin Goodrich    Undergrad #2
Lisa Hernandez    Female Newscaster
Kirk Hawkins    Male Newscaster
Michael Murphy*    Captain

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Mostow    Director
David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Max Handelman    Producer
John Brancato    Screenwriter
Michael Ferris    Screenwriter
Richard Marvin    Composer
April Ferry    Costume Designer
Brandon Lambdin    Second Unit Director
David Nicksay    Executive Producer
Elizabeth Banks    Executive Producer
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jeff Mann    Production Designer
Kevin Stitt    Editor
Mark Stetson    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michelle Lewitt    Casting Director
Nilo Otero    Assistant Director
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
Todd Arnow    Unit Production Manager
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
Jon Johnson    Sound Designer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Brett Robinson    Second Assistant Director

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

DVD Sales: New Releases Are It

February 24th, 2010

Four new releases reached the top 30 on this week's sales chart; however, they finished in the four top spots. Leading the way was Michael Jackson's This Is It with 1.51 million units sold and $24.22 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

International Details: Complicated in Sixth Place

January 31st, 2010

It's Complicated saw its weekend haul climb 16%, but it still fell out of the top five. It added $10.37 million over the weekend on 2,665 screens in 32 markets for a total of $50.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany with $2.40 million on 552 screens over the weekend and $2.74 million in total. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $1.84 million on 431 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.72 million after three weeks of release. With debuts in Japan, South Korea, and Italy still ahead of it, it could reach $100 million internationally to go with its $100 million domestic total. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 26th, 2010

January 26th, 2010

It's a soft week at the top, as the biggest release of the week is Michael Jackson's This Is It. There are a few other wide releases hitting the home market as well, but all the rest were box office disappointments of varying degrees. This Is It is a good movie and the DVD / Blu-ray are worth picking up, but they are not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to a smaller Canadian film, Pontypool, which earned excellent reviews while the DVD gets a rarely-awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Surrogates

January 25th, 2010

September is usually a terrible time of the year to open a film; however, in 2008 Eagle Eye opened during the last weekend of September and was a surprise hit, earning more than $100 million domestically. Surrogates also opened the last weekend of September and had the same quasi-futuristic setting and plot. However, despite earning better reviews than Eagle Eye, Surrogates never found an audience domestically and only earned about half its reported budget. It will likely do better on the home market, but is it worth checking out? If so, is it worth buying and what format to choose? More...

International Details - More International Flavor

January 17th, 2010

More than half the films on this week's International Details column were international films, starting with sixth place Io, loro E Lara. That film placed first in Italy with $7.56 million on 608 screens over the weekend, giving it $12.91 million in total. More...

International Details - Healthy Imagination

November 22nd, 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus climbed into sixth place with $3.20 million on 764 screens in 6 markets for a total of $21.40 million after a month of release. The film opened in fifth place in France with $2.14 million on 234 screens, but that was for the full week. It cracked $10 million in Italy during its run with a total of $10.36 million, including $861,000 on 247 screens this past weekend. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

International Top Five - It Is Worldwide

November 4th, 2009

There was a new number on film on the international chart this past weekend, as This Is It took top spot with $51.07 million on 8910 screens in 74 markets over the weekend for a total of $68.93 million. Individual markets were led by the U.K. where it pulled in first place with $7.96 million on 498 screens, while it also led in Germany with $6.3 million on 930 screens, France with $5.8 million on 484, Japan with $5.75 million on 321, and Australia with $3.35 million on 293. In all of these markets the film did better than it did here, given the relative sizes involved, but it was still below expectations after all of the talk about record-breaking pre-orders for tickets. Other major markets include Italy where it opened in third place with $2.16 million on 478 screens over the weekend and $3.19 million in total, while it earned second in Spain with $2.04 million on 377 screens over the weekend and $2.72 million in total. In Russia it only managed fourth place with $873,000 on 231 screens while it only managed sixth place with $325,000 on 210 screens over the weekend and $422,000 in total. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

International Top Five - No Substitute for Number One

October 7th, 2009

There was a tight race atop the international box office with barely $2 million separating first place and sixth place. Surrogates climbed into first place with $11.83 million on 2763 screens in 23 markets for a total of $28.84 million. The film debuted in first place in Mexico, but with only $872,000 on 350 screens. It opened in third place in South Korea with $2.17 million on 267 screens over the weekend and $2.60 million in total. Surprisingly, the film remained in first place in Russia despite falling 58% to $2.24 million on 603 screens over the weekend, while it now has $8.97 million in that market. More...

Zombies Land on Top

October 5th, 2009

October started on a mixed note. While it was better than expected at the top, overall the box office was a little weak pulling in a total of $107 million. Granted, this was 10.7% higher than last week, this was 5.9% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 has now earned $7.96 million, which is still 7.5% higher than last year's pace. More...

Scary Amounts of Competition

October 1st, 2009

There should be six new films in the top ten this weekend, or rather three new films, two re-releases, and one film expanding into the top ten. However, while there is a lot of activity, only one of these films is opening in more than 3,000 theaters while the others are opening in less than 2,000. Because of this, there's not much doubt about which film will top the chart, but there is a question of by how much. There is also a question of when the overall box office will be able to keep up with last year. More...

International Top Five - Founding Still Strong

September 30th, 2009

The Founding Of A Republic remained in first place down just 26% to $13.56 million on 1,380 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.16 million after two. This film is performing amazingly in China and while it nationalistic story (it is about the rise of the communist party in China) will hurt its chances elsewhere, it's already made enough money to be considered a success. More...

Contest - No Substitutions - Winning Announcement

September 30th, 2009

The winners of our No Substitutions contest were determined and they are... More...

September Ends on a Cloudy Note

September 28th, 2009

None of the three wide releases were able to live up to Thursday's predictions and while the number one film held on a lot better than expected, it wasn't enough to compensate. Overall the box office was down 4.7% from last weekend to $96%, which was 4.2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date 2009 is still up on 2008 by 7.8% at $7.8 billion to $7.3 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moviegoers Enjoy Big Second Helping of Meatballs

September 27th, 2009

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs enjoyed the best second weekend hold of the year for a major release to win the weekend at the box office. The 3D family movie earned $24.6 million, by Sony's estimate, which is down just 19% from its opening. The studio will be hoping that the great word-of-mouth will keep the movie going even with the arrival of the Toy Story 3D Double Feature next weekend. More...

Will September End Famously?

September 24th, 2009

The three wide releases this week include two that have a shot at top spot, depending on who you ask, and another that will likely struggle for a spot in the top five. Overall the new releases are about as strong as this time last year, but holdovers should be the deciding factor in keeping 2009 ahead of last year's pace. More...

Contest - No Substitutions

September 18th, 2009

It may not be the widest release of next week and we're not sure that Surrogates will be the number one film next weekend. But we are 100% sure it's the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Surrogates. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Criminal Minds - Season Four - DVD and Harper's Island - The DVD Edition. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Criminal Minds - Season Four - DVD and Harper's Island - The DVD Edition. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2009 Preview: September

September 1st, 2009

Summer ended on a strong note with three films from August that have the potential to cross $100 million at the box office. But I don't think there's a single film coming out this month that has the potential to do the same. Then again, we're not concerned with keeping up with August, we are concerned with keeping up with September last year, and that will be an easier task most weeks. 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...

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...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - November 27, 2007

November 27th, 2007

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

Cast Updates - November 22, 2007

November 22nd, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Pinkville and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 2 $14,902,692   2,951 $5,050   $14,902,692 1
Oct 2, 2009 4 $7,241,054 -51% 2,951 $2,454   $26,284,134 2
Oct 9, 2009 6 $4,268,314 -41% 2,992 $1,427   $32,725,781 3
Oct 16, 2009 9 $1,917,315 -55% 2,326 $824   $36,327,650 4
Oct 23, 2009 17 $590,444 -69% 797 $741   $37,573,398 5
Oct 30, 2009 22 $251,979 -57% 357 $706   $38,008,686 6
Nov 6, 2009 29 $126,617 -50% 174 $728   $38,255,840 7
Nov 13, 2009 42 $55,642 -56% 101 $551   $38,368,790 8
Nov 20, 2009 55 $22,348 -60% 48 $466   $38,408,343 9
Nov 27, 2009 35 $98,902 +343% 158 $626   $38,542,418 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2009 2 $5,053,646     2,951 $1,713   $5,053,646 1
Sep 26, 2009 2 $6,106,226 +21%   2,951 $2,069   $11,159,872 2
Sep 27, 2009 2 $3,742,820 -39%   2,951 $1,268   $14,902,692 3
Sep 28, 2009 2 $1,175,307 -69%   2,951 $398   $16,077,999 4
Sep 29, 2009 1 $1,169,691 n/c   2,951 $396   $17,247,690 5
Sep 30, 2009 1 $921,089 -21%   2,951 $312   $18,168,779 6
Oct 1, 2009 2 $874,301 -5%   2,951 $296   $19,043,080 7
Oct 2, 2009 5 $2,252,840 +158% -55% 2,951 $763   $21,295,920 8
Oct 3, 2009 4 $3,222,198 +43% -47% 2,951 $1,092   $24,518,118 9
Oct 4, 2009 4 $1,766,016 -45% -53% 2,951 $598   $26,284,134 10
Oct 5, 2009 4 $508,320 -71% -57% 2,951 $172   $26,792,454 11
Oct 6, 2009 4 $606,100 +19% -48% 2,951 $205   $27,398,554 12
Oct 7, 2009 4 $520,364 -14% -44% 2,951 $176   $27,918,918 13
Oct 8, 2009 4 $538,549 +3% -38% 2,951 $182   $28,457,467 14
Oct 9, 2009 6 $1,275,590 +137% -43% 2,992 $426   $29,733,057 15
Oct 10, 2009 6 $1,812,735 +42% -44% 2,992 $606   $31,545,792 16
Oct 11, 2009 6 $1,179,989 -35% -33% 2,992 $394   $32,725,781 17
Oct 12, 2009 6 $590,224 -50% +16% 2,992 $197   $33,316,005 18
Oct 13, 2009 6 $395,844 -33% -35% 2,992 $132   $33,711,849 19
Oct 14, 2009 6 $344,192 -13% -34% 2,992 $115   $34,056,041 20
Oct 15, 2009 6 $354,294 +3% -34% 2,992 $118   $34,410,335 21
Oct 16, 2009 10 $587,211 +66% -54% 2,326 $252   $34,997,546 22
Oct 17, 2009 10 $865,832 +47% -52% 2,326 $372   $35,863,378 23
Oct 18, 2009 9 $464,272 -46% -61% 2,326 $200   $36,327,650 24
Oct 19, 2009 9 $150,560 -68% -74% 2,326 $65   $36,478,210 25
Oct 20, 2009 10 $162,696 +8% -59% 2,326 $70   $36,640,906 26
Oct 21, 2009 8 $160,807 -1% -53% 2,326 $69   $36,801,713 27
Oct 22, 2009 8 $181,241 +13% -49% 2,326 $78   $36,982,954 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2009 2 $19,043,080   2,951 $6,453   $19,043,080 1
Oct 2, 2009 4 $9,414,387 -51% 2,951 $3,190   $28,457,467 2
Oct 9, 2009 6 $5,952,868 -37% 2,992 $1,990   $34,410,335 3
Oct 16, 2009 9 $2,572,619 -57% 2,326 $1,106   $36,982,954 4
Oct 23, 2009 18 $773,753 -70% 797 $971   $37,756,707 5
Oct 30, 2009 21 $372,516 -52% 357 $1,043   $38,129,223 6
Nov 6, 2009 29 $183,925 -51% 174 $1,057   $38,313,148 7
Nov 13, 2009 45 $72,847 -60% 101 $721   $38,385,995 8
Nov 20, 2009 51 $57,521 -21% 48 $1,198   $38,443,516 9
Nov 27, 2009 34 $134,256 +133% 158 $850   $38,577,772 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
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% ChangeTotal
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Total
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Release
Jan 31, 20102295,206 295,206$5,015,550$5,015,5501
Feb 7, 20107114,665-61% 409,871$1,948,158$6,963,7082
Feb 14, 20101758,595-49% 468,466$995,529$7,959,2373

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
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Jan 31, 2010280,071 80,071$1,880,857$1,880,8571
Feb 7, 2010527,643-65% 107,714$649,329$2,530,1862
Feb 14, 20101515,726-43% 123,440$369,403$2,899,5893

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