Taken 2 (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $139,854,287Details
International Box Office $237,953,117Details
Worldwide Box Office $377,807,404
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $45,239,088 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $19,291,475 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $64,530,563
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers returns. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,514,769 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,661 opening theaters/3,706 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $189,384,517

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 468 $139,854,287
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 393 $237,953,117
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 386 $377,807,404

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 5th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 27th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Switzerland)
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Video Release: January 15th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2230, 4/7/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Taken
Comparisons: vs. Alex Cross
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Keywords: Kidnap, Rescue, Revenge, Organized Crime, Intertitle, Non-Chronological, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Children Trying to Reunite Divorced Parents, Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: France, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $5,718,150 Nov 9, 2012 38
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $7,716,732 Oct 26, 2012 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $10,996,098 Oct 26, 2012 24
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 14 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 40 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 60 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 20 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 4 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $70,556,974 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 4 $55,016,719 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $78,397,084 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 3 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $70,556,974 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 3 $55,016,719 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $78,397,084 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 2012 Theater Average 83 $13,525 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 91 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 39 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 30 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $49,514,769   3,661 $13,525   $49,514,769 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $21,873,127 -56% 3,706 $5,902   $86,131,979 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $13,260,870 -39% 3,489 $3,801   $105,832,339 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $7,716,732 -42% 2,995 $2,577   $117,105,577 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $5,919,493 -23% 2,639 $2,243   $125,586,929 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $4,012,829 -32% 2,487 $1,614   $131,300,000 6
Nov 16, 2012 7 $2,126,620 -47% 2,063 $1,031   $134,651,009 7
Nov 23, 2012 11 $950,043 -55% 763 $1,245   $136,477,003 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $467,975 -51% 496 $943   $137,163,554 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $387,227 -17% 430 $901   $137,700,304 10
Dec 14, 2012 19 $288,772 -25% 339 $852   $138,132,493 11
Dec 21, 2012 24 $204,623 -29% 275 $744   $138,469,723 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $243,127 +19% 232 $1,048   $138,897,494 13
Jan 4, 2013 28 $207,796 -15% 213 $976   $139,284,764 14
Jan 11, 2013 32 $146,398 -30% 190 $771   $139,499,963 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $105,395 -28% 156 $676   $139,653,871 16
Jan 25, 2013 42 $65,953 -37% 124 $532   $139,761,284 17
Feb 1, 2013 52 $34,064 -48% 83 $410   $139,813,357 18
Feb 8, 2013 61 $15,057 -56% 35 $430   $139,840,854 19
Feb 15, 2013 72 $6,018 -60% 16 $376   $139,852,115 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 4, 2012 P $1,500,000     0     $1,500,000  
Oct 5, 2012 1 $18,358,057     3,661 $5,014   $18,358,057 1
Oct 6, 2012 1 $18,942,416 +3%   3,661 $5,174   $37,300,473 2
Oct 7, 2012 1 $12,214,296 -36%   3,661 $3,336   $49,514,769 3
Oct 8, 2012 1 $5,501,950 -55%   3,661 $1,503   $55,016,719 4
Oct 9, 2012 1 $3,951,708 -28%   3,661 $1,079   $58,968,427 5
Oct 10, 2012 1 $2,782,072 -30%   3,661 $760   $61,750,499 6
Oct 11, 2012 1 $2,508,353 -10%   3,661 $685   $64,258,852 7
Oct 12, 2012 2 $7,083,104 +182% -61% 3,706 $1,911   $71,341,956 8
Oct 13, 2012 1 $9,727,089 +37% -49% 3,706 $2,625   $81,069,045 9
Oct 14, 2012 2 $5,062,934 -48% -59% 3,706 $1,366   $86,131,979 10
Oct 15, 2012 2 $1,670,581 -67% -70% 3,706 $451   $87,802,560 11
Oct 16, 2012 2 $1,800,529 +8% -54% 3,706 $486   $89,603,089 12
Oct 17, 2012 2 $1,459,429 -19% -48% 3,706 $394   $91,062,518 13
Oct 18, 2012 2 $1,508,951 +3% -40% 3,706 $407   $92,571,469 14
Oct 19, 2012 3 $4,284,894 +184% -40% 3,489 $1,228   $96,856,363 15
Oct 20, 2012 3 $6,048,892 +41% -38% 3,489 $1,734   $102,905,255 16
Oct 21, 2012 4 $2,927,084 -52% -42% 3,489 $839   $105,832,339 17
Oct 22, 2012 3 $806,326 -72% -52% 3,489 $231   $106,638,665 18
Oct 23, 2012 3 $1,083,904 +34% -40% 3,489 $311   $107,722,569 19
Oct 24, 2012 3 $800,738 -26% -45% 3,489 $230   $108,523,307 20
Oct 25, 2012 3 $865,538 +8% -43% 3,489 $248   $109,388,845 21
Oct 26, 2012 5 $2,576,408 +198% -40% 2,995 $860   $111,965,253 22
Oct 27, 2012 5 $3,427,199 +33% -43% 2,995 $1,144   $115,392,452 23
Oct 28, 2012 5 $1,713,125 -50% -41% 2,995 $572   $117,105,577 24
Oct 29, 2012 5 $473,556 -72% -41% 2,995 $158   $117,579,133 25
Oct 30, 2012 4 $723,749 +53% -33% 2,995 $242   $118,302,882 26
Oct 31, 2012 7 $687,870 -5% -14% 2,995 $230   $118,990,752 27
Nov 1, 2012 3 $676,684 -2% -22% 2,995 $226   $119,667,436 28
Nov 2, 2012 5 $1,817,721 +169% -29% 2,639 $689   $121,485,157 29
Nov 3, 2012 5 $2,796,341 +54% -18% 2,639 $1,060   $124,281,498 30
Nov 4, 2012 6 $1,305,431 -53% -24% 2,639 $495   $125,586,929 31
Nov 5, 2012 6 $439,715 -66% -7% 2,639 $167   $126,026,644 32
Nov 6, 2012 6 $509,930 +16% -30% 2,639 $193   $126,536,574 33
Nov 7, 2012 6 $361,842 -29% -47% 2,639 $137   $126,898,416 34
Nov 8, 2012 7 $388,755 +7% -43% 2,639 $147   $127,287,171 35
Nov 9, 2012 5 $1,179,280 +203% -35% 2,487 $474   $128,466,451 36
Nov 10, 2012 5 $1,818,723 +54% -35% 2,487 $731   $130,285,174 37
Nov 11, 2012 5 $1,014,826 -44% -22% 2,487 $408   $131,300,000 38
Nov 12, 2012 6 $484,918 -52% +10% 2,487 $195   $131,784,918 39
Nov 13, 2012 7 $286,733 -41% -44% 2,487 $115   $132,071,651 40
Nov 14, 2012 5 $238,672 -17% -34% 2,487 $96   $132,310,323 41
Nov 15, 2012 5 $214,066 -10% -45% 2,487 $86   $132,524,389 42
Nov 16, 2012 7 $657,451 +207% -44% 2,063 $319   $133,181,840 43
Nov 17, 2012 7 $960,362 +46% -47% 2,063 $466   $134,142,202 44
Nov 18, 2012 7 $508,807 -47% -50% 2,063 $247   $134,651,009 45
Nov 19, 2012 7 $227,239 -55% -53% 2,063 $110   $134,878,248 46
Nov 20, 2012 7 $324,650 +43% +13% 2,063 $157   $135,202,898 47
Nov 21, 2012 - $159,892 -51% -33% 739 $216   $135,362,790 48
Nov 22, 2012 - $164,170 +3% -23% 739 $222   $135,526,960 49
Nov 23, 2012 - $379,042 +131% -42% 763 $497   $135,906,002 50
Nov 24, 2012 - $402,329 +6% -58% 763 $527   $136,308,331 51
Nov 25, 2012 - $168,672 -58% -67% 763 $221   $136,477,003 52
Nov 26, 2012 - $54,379 -68% -76% 763 $71   $136,531,382 53
Nov 27, 2012 - $58,794 +8% -82% 763 $77   $136,590,176 54
Nov 28, 2012 - $49,663 -16% -69% 763 $65   $136,639,839 55
Nov 29, 2012 - $55,740 +12% -66% 763 $73   $136,695,579 56
Nov 30, 2012 - $144,015 +158% -62% 496 $290   $136,839,594 57
Dec 1, 2012 - $220,730 +53% -45% 496 $445   $137,060,324 58
Dec 2, 2012 - $103,230 -53% -39% 496 $208   $137,163,554 59
Dec 3, 2012 - $34,522 -67% -37% 496 $70   $137,198,076 60
Dec 4, 2012 - $40,397 +17% -31% 496 $81   $137,238,473 61
Dec 5, 2012 - $37,385 -7% -25% 496 $75   $137,275,858 62
Dec 6, 2012 - $37,219 n/c -33% 496 $75   $137,313,077 63
Dec 7, 2012 - $117,513 +216% -18% 430 $273   $137,430,590 64
Dec 8, 2012 - $174,643 +49% -21% 430 $406   $137,605,233 65
Dec 9, 2012 - $95,071 -46% -8% 430 $221   $137,700,304 66
Dec 10, 2012 - $33,580 -65% -3% 430 $78   $137,733,884 67
Dec 11, 2012 - $38,548 +15% -5% 430 $90   $137,772,432 68
Dec 12, 2012 - $33,620 -13% -10% 430 $78   $137,806,052 69
Dec 13, 2012 - $37,669 +12% +1% 430 $88   $137,843,721 70
Dec 14, 2012 - $81,559 +117% -31% 339 $241   $137,925,280 71
Dec 15, 2012 - $133,529 +64% -24% 339 $394   $138,058,809 72
Dec 16, 2012 - $73,684 -45% -22% 339 $217   $138,132,493 73
Dec 17, 2012 - $33,689 -54% n/c 339 $99   $138,166,182 74
Dec 18, 2012 - $36,176 +7% -6% 339 $107   $138,202,358 75
Dec 19, 2012 - $28,609 -21% -15% 339 $84   $138,230,967 76
Dec 20, 2012 - $34,133 +19% -9% 339 $101   $138,265,100 77
Dec 21, 2012 - $58,919 +73% -28% 275 $214   $138,324,019 78
Dec 22, 2012 - $83,760 +42% -37% 275 $305   $138,407,779 79
Dec 23, 2012 - $61,944 -26% -16% 275 $225   $138,469,723 80
Dec 24, 2012 - $27,572 -55% -18% 275 $100   $138,497,295 81
Dec 25, 2012 - $43,561 +58% +20% 275 $158   $138,540,856 82
Dec 26, 2012 - $53,207 +22% +86% 275 $193   $138,594,063 83
Dec 27, 2012 - $60,304 +13% +77% 275 $219   $138,654,367 84
Dec 28, 2012 - $78,464 +30% +33% 232 $338   $138,732,831 85
Dec 29, 2012 - $96,731 +23% +15% 232 $417   $138,829,562 86
Dec 30, 2012 - $67,932 -30% +10% 232 $293   $138,897,494 87
Dec 31, 2012 - $38,885 -43% +41% 232 $168   $138,936,379 88
Jan 1, 2013 - $65,399 +68% +50% 232 $282   $139,001,778 89
Jan 2, 2013 - $37,477 -43% -30% 232 $162   $139,039,255 90
Jan 3, 2013 - $37,713 +1% -37% 232 $163   $139,076,968 91
Jan 4, 2013 - $64,182 +70% -18% 213 $301   $139,141,150 92
Jan 5, 2013 - $91,282 +42% -6% 213 $429   $139,232,432 93
Jan 6, 2013 - $52,332 -43% -23% 213 $246   $139,284,764 94
Jan 7, 2013 - $16,772 -68% -57% 213 $79   $139,301,536 95
Jan 8, 2013 - $17,896 +7% -73% 213 $84   $139,319,432 96
Jan 9, 2013 - $16,580 -7% -56% 213 $78   $139,336,012 97
Jan 10, 2013 - $17,553 +6% -53% 213 $82   $139,353,565 98
Jan 11, 2013 - $42,511 +142% -34% 190 $224   $139,396,076 99
Jan 12, 2013 - $67,567 +59% -26% 190 $356   $139,463,643 100
Jan 13, 2013 - $36,320 -46% -31% 190 $191   $139,499,963 101
Jan 14, 2013 - $11,502 -68% -31% 190 $61   $139,511,465 102
Jan 15, 2013 - $12,600 +10% -30% 190 $66   $139,524,065 103
Jan 16, 2013 - $12,273 -3% -26% 190 $65   $139,536,338 104
Jan 17, 2013 - $12,138 -1% -31% 190 $64   $139,548,476 105
Jan 18, 2013 - $29,232 +141% -31% 156 $187   $139,577,708 106
Jan 19, 2013 - $47,528 +63% -30% 156 $305   $139,625,236 107
Jan 20, 2013 - $28,635 -40% -21% 156 $184   $139,653,871 108
Jan 21, 2013 - $20,212 -29% +76% 156 $130   $139,674,083 109
Jan 22, 2013 - $7,348 -64% -42% 156 $47   $139,681,431 110
Jan 23, 2013 - $6,599 -10% -46% 156 $42   $139,688,030 111
Jan 24, 2013 - $7,301 +11% -40% 156 $47   $139,695,331 112
Jan 25, 2013 - $15,553 +113% -47% 124 $125   $139,710,884 113
Jan 26, 2013 - $33,223 +114% -30% 124 $268   $139,744,107 114
Jan 27, 2013 - $17,177 -48% -40% 124 $139   $139,761,284 115
Jan 28, 2013 - $4,376 -75% -78% 124 $35   $139,765,660 116
Jan 29, 2013 - $4,660 +6% -37% 124 $38   $139,770,320 117
Jan 30, 2013 - $4,377 -6% -34% 124 $35   $139,774,697 118
Jan 31, 2013 - $4,596 +5% -37% 124 $37   $139,779,293 119
Feb 1, 2013 - $10,479 +128% -33% 83 $126   $139,789,772 120
Feb 2, 2013 - $18,191 +74% -45% 83 $219   $139,807,963 121
Feb 3, 2013 - $5,394 -70% -69% 83 $65   $139,813,357 122
Feb 4, 2013 - $2,976 -45% -32% 83 $36   $139,816,333 123
Feb 5, 2013 - $3,088 +4% -34% 83 $37   $139,819,421 124
Feb 6, 2013 - $3,117 +1% -29% 83 $38   $139,822,538 125
Feb 7, 2013 - $3,259 +5% -29% 83 $39   $139,825,797 126
Feb 8, 2013 - $4,051 +24% -61% 35 $116   $139,829,848 127
Feb 9, 2013 - $7,331 +81% -60% 35 $209   $139,837,179 128
Feb 10, 2013 - $3,675 -50% -32% 35 $105   $139,840,854 129
Feb 11, 2013 - $1,183 -68% -60% 35 $34   $139,842,037 130
Feb 12, 2013 - $1,278 +8% -59% 35 $37   $139,843,315 131
Feb 13, 2013 - $1,057 -17% -66% 35 $30   $139,844,372 132
Feb 14, 2013 - $1,725 +63% -47% 35 $49   $139,846,097 133
Feb 15, 2013 - $1,541 -11% -62% 16 $96   $139,847,638 134
Feb 16, 2013 - $2,532 +64% -65% 16 $158   $139,850,170 135
Feb 17, 2013 - $1,945 -23% -47% 16 $122   $139,852,115 136
Feb 18, 2013 - $856 -56% -28% 16 $54   $139,852,971 137
Feb 19, 2013 - $452 -47% -65% 16 $28   $139,853,423 138
Feb 20, 2013 - $361 -20% -66% 16 $23   $139,853,784 139
Feb 21, 2013 - $503 +39% -71% 16 $31   $139,854,287 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $64,258,852   3,661 $17,552   $64,258,852 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $28,312,617 -56% 3,706 $7,640   $92,571,469 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $16,817,376 -41% 3,489 $4,820   $109,388,845 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $10,278,591 -39% 2,995 $3,432   $119,667,436 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $7,619,735 -26% 2,639 $2,887   $127,287,171 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $5,237,218 -31% 2,487 $2,106   $132,524,389 6
Nov 16, 2012 10 $3,002,571 -43% 739 $4,063   $135,526,960 7
Nov 23, 2012 12 $1,168,619 -61% 763 $1,532   $136,695,579 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $617,498 -47% 496 $1,245   $137,313,077 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $530,644 -14% 430 $1,234   $137,843,721 10
Dec 14, 2012 20 $421,379 -21% 339 $1,243   $138,265,100 11
Dec 21, 2012 27 $389,267 -8% 275 $1,416   $138,654,367 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $422,601 +9% 232 $1,822   $139,076,968 13
Jan 4, 2013 29 $276,597 -35% 213 $1,299   $139,353,565 14
Jan 11, 2013 31 $194,911 -30% 190 $1,026   $139,548,476 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $146,855 -25% 156 $941   $139,695,331 16
Jan 25, 2013 45 $83,962 -43% 124 $677   $139,779,293 17
Feb 1, 2013 51 $46,504 -45% 83 $560   $139,825,797 18
Feb 8, 2013 65 $20,300 -56% 35 $580   $139,846,097 19
Feb 15, 2013 70 $8,190 -60% 16 $512   $139,854,287 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/4/2012 $1,064,716 87 102 788 $4,962,723 12/30/2018
Australia 10/4/2012 $0 0 367 1,401 $20,113,624 12/12/2015
Austria 10/11/2012 $344,961 47 48 222 $1,240,535 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/3/2012 $780,161 50 50 345 $2,776,796 12/14/2015
Bolivia 10/4/2012 $50,268 8 8 45 $325,020 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/5/2012 $991,626 200 213 839 $4,993,850 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 10/12/2012 $34,005 17 17 95 $168,759 12/29/2018
Chile 10/4/2012 $330,859 53 53 269 $1,600,018 12/30/2018
Colombia 10/5/2012 $351,580 90 90 361 $2,290,540 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/4/2012 $0 0 15 77 $404,817 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/4/2012 $64,910 40 44 115 $193,831 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/4/2012 $0 0 12 19 $1,747,137 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/5/2012 $162,726 29 29 125 $594,763 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/10/2012 $71,338 9 10 69 $472,100 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/12/2012 $18,688 4 6 18 $55,122 12/12/2015
Finland 10/5/2012 $0 0 31 64 $257,063 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $8,785,095 561 561 2,928 $24,400,146 12/12/2015
Germany 10/11/2012 $3,527,720 437 437 1,105 $10,867,144 12/12/2015
Greece 10/11/2012 $38,686 10 32 140 $879,281 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 10/4/2012 $164,638 32 41 183 $1,598,107 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/11/2012 $235,848 37 37 222 $723,816 12/29/2018
Iceland 10/5/2012 $55,924 6 6 20 $176,671 12/29/2018
India 10/12/2012 $369,900 116 116 193 $710,832 12/12/2015
Indonesia 10/3/2012 $812,086 168 168 362 $2,269,959 12/29/2018
Israel 10/4/2012 $569,773 24 29 175 $2,493,077 12/29/2018
Italy 10/11/2012 $1,252,549 265 265 616 $2,534,204 12/12/2015
Kenya 10/5/2012 $23,740 6 6 41 $89,575 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/12/2012 $6,455 1 1 5 $23,260 12/29/2018
Lebanon 10/4/2012 $257,171 13 15 76 $834,251 12/29/2018
Lithuania 10/26/2012 $15,117 4 4 21 $56,144 12/12/2015
Malaysia 10/4/2012 $976,524 96 96 403 $2,494,700 12/12/2015
Mexico 10/5/2012 $2,542,979 928 928 3,614 $9,057,912 12/12/2015
Netherlands 11/22/2012 $480,777 70 70 310 $1,744,662 12/13/2015
New Zealand 10/11/2012 $0 0 102 511 $2,513,655 12/13/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $47,362 8 8 32 $237,224 12/29/2018
Norway 10/5/2012 $587,006 74 99 405 $2,504,667 12/13/2015
Peru 10/11/2012 $571,280 101 101 402 $2,150,400 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/4/2012 $1,550,508 180 180 397 $3,393,701 12/29/2018
Poland 10/5/2012 $0 0 119 151 $2,286,224 12/29/2018
Portugal 10/4/2012 $329,448 58 58 356 $1,310,577 12/12/2015
Romania 10/12/2012 $277,836 35 35 123 $700,146 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/4/2012 $1,983,992 750 750 1,160 $4,056,951 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/4/2012 $18,148 10 10 120 $101,048 12/29/2018
Singapore 10/4/2012 $1,309,675 47 47 168 $3,208,702 12/12/2015
Slovakia 10/11/2012 $61,223 21 21 101 $264,868 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/4/2012 $18,923 5 5 50 $135,192 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/12/2012 $384,982 69 71 467 $2,134,576 12/12/2015
South Korea 9/27/2012 $5,358,986 682 682 963 $15,501,938 12/12/2015
Spain 10/5/2012 $1,227,811 320 330 1,428 $4,985,593 12/12/2015
Sweden 10/5/2012 $0 0 74 410 $2,662,484 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/3/2012 $223,711 15 53 173 $1,552,519 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/5/2012 $1,368,992 74 75 375 $5,832,646 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/4/2012 $498,173 120 120 295 $1,107,375 12/12/2015
Turkey 10/5/2012 $207,277 77 77 352 $717,703 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/4/2012 $1,019,151 52 52 139 $2,563,665 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/4/2012 $11,900,791 506 510 3,031 $37,829,352 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $15,718 5 7 47 $197,550 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/7/2012 $499,570 64 64 265 $2,955,594 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/5/2012 $183,327 32 32 92 $562,064 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $33,336,264
 
International Total$237,953,117 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
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% ChangeTotal
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Spending
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Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
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Release
Jan 20, 201311,166,304 1,166,304$19,313,994$19,313,9941
Jan 27, 20131515,966-56% 1,682,270$7,883,960$27,197,9542
Feb 3, 20133196,144-62% 1,878,414$3,046,116$30,244,0703
Feb 10, 20137150,887-23% 2,029,301$3,011,705$33,255,7754
Feb 17, 20136181,477+20% 2,210,778$2,558,826$35,814,6015
Feb 24, 20131265,554-64% 2,276,332$1,310,424$37,125,0256
Mar 3, 20131642,936-35% 2,319,268$852,709$37,977,7347
Mar 10, 20132523,533-45% 2,342,801$469,719$38,447,4538
Mar 31, 20133028,585 2,400,448$567,126$39,594,39111
Apr 14, 20132619,008 2,430,958$284,930$40,106,71613
Apr 21, 20133017,065-10% 2,448,023$255,292$40,362,00814
Jun 15, 20142614,656 2,695,276$54,520$43,045,24974
Jan 4, 20151735,972 2,767,848$358,641$43,726,731103
Jan 11, 20151727,216-24% 2,795,064$209,019$43,935,750104
Jan 18, 20151227,715+2% 2,822,779$198,439$44,134,189105
Jan 25, 20151519,737-29% 2,842,516$59,014$44,193,203106

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 20, 20131553,565 553,565$10,899,695$10,899,6951
Jan 27, 20132128,205-77% 681,770$2,298,718$13,198,4132
Feb 3, 2013357,536-55% 739,306$1,170,291$14,368,7043
Feb 10, 2013642,149-27% 781,455$1,029,700$15,398,4044
Feb 17, 2013945,003+7% 826,458$915,819$16,314,2235
Feb 24, 20131521,743-52% 848,201$543,353$16,857,5766
Mar 3, 20131520,190-7% 868,391$504,546$17,362,1227
Mar 10, 20131910,003-50% 878,394$238,380$17,600,5028
Jan 4, 20151316,215 994,986$171,230$18,831,665103
Jan 11, 20151012,572-22% 1,007,558$173,241$19,004,906104
Jan 25, 2015195,595 1,017,636$43,083$19,114,384106

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Leading Cast

Liam Neeson    Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace    Kim
Famke Janssen    Lenore

Supporting Cast

Leland Orser    Sam
Jon Gries    Casey
D.B. Sweeney    Bernie
Luke Grimes    Jamie
Rade Sherbedgia    Murad Krasniqi
Kevork Malikyan    Inspector Durmaz
Alain Figlarz    Suko
Frank Alvarez    Car Wash Attendant
Murat Tuncelli    Custon Officer Albania
Ali Yildirim    Imam
Ergun Kuyucu    Mirko
Cenqiz Bozkurt    Border Guard #1
Hakan Karaman    Reception Clerk
Saruhan Sari    Waiter
Naci Adiguzel    Cheikh
Aclan Buyukturkoglu    Cheikh's Aide
Mehmet Polat    Hotel Driver
Yilmaz Kovan    Hotel Thug #1
Erdogan Yavuz    Hotel Thug #2
Luran Ahmeti    Hotel Thug #3
Cenqiz Daner    Hotel Duty Officer
Melis Erman    Maid Lockers
Erkan Ucuncu    Barber
Ugur Ugural    Man in Street
Alexander Amadeus Dawe    Johnson
Olivier Rabourdin    Jean-Claude
Michael Vander-Meiren    Jean-Claude's Driver
Rochelle Gregorie    Jean-Claude's Concierge
Luenell Campbell    Driving Instructor
Emre Melemez    Hammam Attendant
Ilkay Akdogli    Albanian Intelligence Officer
Mylene Ava Pilutik    Waitress
Nathan Rippy    Newsreader
Atilla Pekoz    Border Guard #2
Serdar Okten    Custom Officer #1
Mesut Makul    Custom Officer #2
Mustafa Akin    Custom Officer #3
Murat Karatas    Police Man Car #1
Cuneyt Yanar    Police Man Car #2
Baris Adem    Police Man Antique #1
Hasan Karagulle    Police Man Antique #2
Gazenfer Kokoz    Cop #1
Remzi Sezgin    Cop #2
Ahmet Orhan Ozcam    Taxi Driver Kim
Melike Acar    Pool Attendant
Yasemin Yeltekin    Pool Waiter
Baris Aydin    Pool Man Newspaper
Kenneth James Dakan    Marine
Adil Sak    Coffin Puller
Bekir Aslantas    Coffin Puller
Ercan Kurt    Coffin Puller
Cetin Arik    Coffin Puller
Tamer Avkapan    Hammam Cop
Eraslan Saglam    Antique Shop #1
Mohamed Mouh    Antique Shop #2 Photo Db
Erdinc Durul Atkaya    Bryan Photo Db / Stand-In
Sumeyra Koc    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Victoria Belkova    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Emel Yazicioglu    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Begum Al    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
S. Buket Aydin    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Julian Vinay    Dj / Disco
Gaelle Oilleau    Maid Hotel
Frederic Schalck    Bryan's Stand In
Delphine Dupin    Kim's Stand In
Eva Cendors    Lenore's Stand In & Lenore Photo Db

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Papsidera    U.S. Casting
Nathaniel Mechaly    Composer
Romain Lacourbas    Director of Photography
William Pruss    Assistant Director
Ludovic Bernard    Assistant Director
Sebastien Inizan    Production Designer
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Camille Delamarre    Editor
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Stephane Bucher    Sound Mixer
Frederic DuBois    Sound Mixer
Dean Humphreys    Sound Mixer
Frank Lebreton    Line Producer
Matthieu Bled    Post Production Manager
Diloy Gulun    Line Producer Turkey
Michael Mandaville    Line Producer in USA
Luc Besson    Producer
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
Olivier Megaton    Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Transylvania Transcends Competition

March 20th, 2013

New releases took four of the top five spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 3rd, 2013. Hotel Transylvania led the way with 633,000 units / $14.54 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 37%, which is very healthy for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Hotel is Booked Solid

March 20th, 2013

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart for the week of February 3rd with three in the top five and five in the top ten. This includes Hotel Transylvania, which opened in first place with 1.08 million units / $19.52 million and it is already in second place for the year. More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 27th, 2013: End Begins On Top

March 14th, 2013

New releases did well on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 27th, 2013. This includes End of Watch, which earned first place with 428,000 units / $9.41 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just a hair over 50%, which is really impressive for this type of release. More...

DVD Sales: January 27th, 2013: Watch Gets Taken Out in the End

March 14th, 2013

There were four new releases in the top five of the DVD sales chart for the week of January 27th. However, Taken 2 was able to remain in first place with 516,000 units / $7.73 million over the week for totals of 1.68 million units / $27.55 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 12th, 2013

March 13th, 2013

There are not many first run releases coming out on the home market this week, but two of them, Life of Pi and Rise of the Guardians, rose to Pick of the Week status. For that honor, we have to turn to an older release, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary by coming out on Blu-ray for the first time. Yes, it is shovelware, but it is still the best movie on this week's list. If you don't have the DVD already and really don't like Pan & Scan, you might want to wait till Disney fixes the mix-up with the DVD portion of the Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Taken 2

March 9th, 2013

The original Taken cost just $25 million to make and was released in January, so expectations were limited. However, it nearly broke the record for a January release and earned more than $200 million worldwide. Needless to say, a sequel was given the greenlight. Taken 2 cost much, much more to make, but did the higher budget translate into a more entertaining product? More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 20th, 2013: Taken Too Much for Competition

March 5th, 2013

We had a new release on top of the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 20th, 2013. Taken 2 sold 838,000 units and generated $16.75 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 42%, which is good for the genre, but not great. More...

DVD Sales: January 20th, 2013: Taken With the Top

March 5th, 2013

A couple new releases topped the DVD sales chart of the week of January 20th, but they were nowhere near each other in terms of sales. Taken 2 led the way with 1.17 million units / $19.82 million. This is substantially lower than the original's opening week; however, it instantly became the best selling DVD of 2013. Plus, it sold substantially more on Blu-ray than its predecessor did. More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 13th, 2013: Dredd is Feeling Blu

March 2nd, 2013

New releases dominated the top five of the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 13th, 2003. Dredd led the way in terms of units with 184,000 units, but was second in terms of revenue with $3.68 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just 37%, which is weak for an action film like this. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 15th, 2013

January 15th, 2013

It is a rather shallow week on the home market. Taken 2 should come away with an easy win, but after that, there's almost nothing that will reach the top 30 for the week. Also, Taken 2 is not Pick of the Week material. I don't know if there is anything that is truly Pick of the Week material. Wake in Fright comes the closest, but the DVD or Blu-ray is still late, I hate giving this title when I'm still waiting for the screener. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sky High Start

November 13th, 2012

Most people were expecting Skyfall to be a monster hit, but the film actually beat great expectations. Its opening helped the box office grow by 25% from last week to $173 million, which was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 reached the $9 billion mark and not sits at $9.10 billion. By comparison, at this point in 2011, the total box office was $8.72 billion giving 2012 a 4.4% lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Sky's the Limit

November 8th, 2012

There's only one wide release this weekend, but Skyfall could become one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. Nearly all analysts assume it will be the fastest opening Bond film of all time. It might make more that last year's top three films made combined. Wreck-It-Ralph should still be strong at the box office, while Flight should hold on better than most other films do. Overall it should be a very good week at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Wreck-It Helps Fix the Box Office

November 5th, 2012

Wreck-It-Ralph's opening was on the very high end of expectations, which was a pleasant surprise over the weekend. Also, Flight beat all but the most bullish predictions. Even The Man with the Iron Fists did a little better than expected. Overall, the box office soared 49% from last weekend to $138 million. It was also higher compared to this weekend last year by a very impressive 21%. November certainly got off to a great start. Year-to-date, 2012 is ahead of 2011's pace by just under 4.0% at $8.89 billion to $8.55 billion. After a couple weak months, the box office has shown great strength and it would take a disastrous collapse for 2012 to not come out ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wreck-It Ralph Beats Up the Competition

November 4th, 2012

Wreck-It Ralph is breathing new life into the box office this weekend, after a few slow weeks, and with some help from an impressive opening for Flight this weekend will be a healthy 20% or so ahead of last year. Disney is projecting that Ralph will open with $49.1 million, which is a very creditable performance, if well behind the openings of The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc., both of which were released on the equivalent weekend in years gone by. The Pixar brand still counts for a lot, evidently. Flight's $25.01 million projection is well ahead of expectations (take a bow Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis), and has strong enough reviews to have good chances of legs into the Holiday Season. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall Starts Sky High

November 1st, 2012

In what has to be one of the least surprising events of the year, Skyfall opened in first place on the international box office chart. It pulled in $83.05 million on 5,077 screens in 25 markets, this includes first place debuts in all 25 markets. It was surprisingly strong in its native U.K. with $32.41 million on 587 screens, which was the second best three-day opening in that market behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The film was also huge in France with $9.70 million on 820 screens and in Russia with $8.27 million on 1,254 screens. In South Korea, the film made $6.02 million on 749 screens and in Brazil it earned $3.18 million on 537 screens. The film was also a multi-million dollar hit in a number of smaller markets. This includes $3.58 million on 116 screens in Denmark, $3.13 million on 179 in Norway, $2.82 million on 222 in Sweden, and 2.49 million on 217 in Poland. On average, the film was 30% stronger than Quantum of Solace's opening weekends in these market, and 76% higher than Casino Royale. More...

International Box Office: Normal Activity

October 25th, 2012

Paranormal Activity 4 opened in first place on the international chart with $26.35 million on 3,900 screens in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets. It earned first place in Australia with $3.73 million on 321 screens and in Germany with $3.30 million on 316. It was also strong in Mexico topping the chart with $2.20 million on 956 and in Brazil with $1.81 million on 268. The film had to settle for second place in the U.K. with $4.08 million on 416 screens and in Russia with $3.90 million on 810 screens. While it missed first place, it still did well in both markets. On the other hand, it really struggled in Spain earning fourth place with just $918,000 on 238 screens. It is still too early to tell where the film will end up, but this is a good start More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Paranormal Inactivity

October 22nd, 2012

As everyone was expecting, Paranormal Activity 4 led the way on the box office chart this past weekend; however, it did so with much weaker than expected numbers. The other new release, Alex Cross, also missed expectations. On the other hand, the holdovers held on a lot better than expected. The overall box office was still weaker than last weekend, but only by 0.9%. We can call that a tie. Compared to last year, the overall box office rose by 6%. That's not a huge amount, but considering this weekend last year saw Paranormal Activity 3 break the record for biggest October opening, a victory by any margin is worth celebrating. Year-to-date, 2012 is maintaining its lead over 2011. 2012 currently has a 3.9% advantage over 2011's pace at $8.59 billion to $8.26 billion. Since 2011 didn't have a strong winter run, 2012 should be able to maintain, if not expand, its lead. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Active Will the Box Office Be?

October 18th, 2012

It's the weekend before Halloween, so that must mean Paranormal Activity. The fourth installment in the franchise should dominate the box office, but the challenge is for Paranormal Activity 4 to top Paranormal Activity 3. The only other wide release of the week is Alex Cross, Tyler Perry's attempt to build a mainstream acting career. There's not a lot of buzz for that film. Last year Paranormal Activity 3 broke the record for biggest October opening. There's a slim chance that will happen this year as well, but probably not. On the other hand, the other three releases made roughly $14 million combined, so while we are not as strong at the top, there's better depth in 2012. More...

International Box Office: Two Tops Taken

October 18th, 2012

After just two weeks of release, Taken 2 has already earned more internationally than the original did in total. Over the weekend, the sequel pulled in $45.09 million on 6,889 screens in 63 markets for a two-week total of $134.76 million, while its worldwide total rose to $220.89 million. The film had to settle for second place in Germany with $3.55 million on 437 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.88 million. It only managed fourth place in Italy with $1.26 million on 265. Its best market of the weekend was the U.K. with $6.01 million on 510 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.29 million after two. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it has already made enough to cover its production budget and likely a good chunk of its P&A budget. It will reach profitability before it reaches the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Recaptures Top Spot

October 15th, 2012

It was another good week at the box office with just about every film in the top ten at least doing as well as expected. Granted, none of the new releases were monster hits, but the depth was very good with five films topping $10 million over the weekend. Taken 2 remained in first place, so it should come as no surprise that the box office was lower than last weekend; however, it only fell 8.6% to $130 million. This is 48% more than the same weekend last year, which is a huge boost. Year-to-date, 2012 expanded its lead to 3.8% at $8.42 billion to $8.11 billion. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like 2012 would fall below 2011's pace in the end, but now things are looking a lot more optimistic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Taken Repeats, But Argo's Close

October 14th, 2012

Taken 2 is set for a second weekend at the top of the box office charts with $22.5 million, although its 55% decline from last weekend makes it clear that the film won't have anything like the legs of its predecessor, which fell only 17% in its second outing. That will make for a tight pack of films at the top of the chart this weekend, with Argo leading the charge. Ben Affleck's film is set for $20.1 million this weekend and is showing signs of having very good word of mouth: it was up 47% from Friday to Saturday and looks likely to fall by around 35% on Sunday -- impressive figures these days. Sinister will have the rare distinction of opening at the top of the chart on Friday and finishing the weekend in third place (Lionsgate has its gross pegged at $18.25 million over three days). More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Taken Two Top Chart Twice?

October 11th, 2012

There could be as many as five new releases to reach the top ten this week. It is also very possible that Taken 2 will remain in first place on the weekend chart, so while there's a high quantity of new releases, the quality isn't there. Argo likely has the best shot at becoming the new number one film, but some think Sinister will benefit from the close proximity to Halloween and steal a victory. On the other hand the buzz for Here Comes the Boom just hasn't grown like it should and it could struggle to grab fifth place, despite playing in more than 3,000 theaters. On the other hand, Seven Psychopaths has excellent buzz, but is only playing in 1500 theaters. Finally there's Atlas Shrugged: Part II, which is opening in just over 1,000 theaters, but with no chance outside of its politically motivated target demographic. Last year was disappointing at the box office with none of the three new releases becoming hits, while the box office was led by Real Steel for the third weekend in a row. We should do better this time around, unless all of the new releases miss expectations. More...

International Box Office: Taken Over the Top

October 11th, 2012

Taken 2 was just as strong internationally as it was domestically earning first place with $55.23 million on 6,319 screens in 50 markets for a total of $66.79 million. The film had a trio of first place openings in major markets, starting with the U.K. with $11.85 million on 506 screens. It also opened in first place in France with $8.29 million on 561 screens and in Australia with $7.92 million on 246. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Mexico with $2.54 million on 930 screens, in Russia with $2.00 million on 750, and in Spain with $1.24 million on 320. More...

Contest: Give and Take: Winning Announcement

October 9th, 2012

The winners of our Give and Take contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Taken to the Top

October 9th, 2012

Taken 2 was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on this week's per theater chart earning an average of $13,525. The best new limited release was The Paperboy, which came very close with an average of $9,337 in eleven theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Twice as Strong

October 8th, 2012

Taken 2 took the competition and went to work on them. It opened much, much better than its predecessor did, doubling its opening weekend haul. It also made nearly twice as much as Hotel Transylvania and easily more than last year's number one film, Real Steel. This helped the overall box office grow by 20% from last weekend to $142 million, which is nearly 50% higher than the same weekend last year. Finally there's a reason to celebrate the box office again. One win could have been a fluke, but two is officially a streak. Year-to-date, 2012 is ahead of 2011 by 3.2% at $8.24 billion to $7.99 billion. Granted, that's off its peak from earlier in the year, but I'm happy the bleeding has stopped. More...

Weekend Estimates: Taken 2 Posts Top 3 October Opening

October 7th, 2012

After Hotel Transylvania's record-breaking September opening last week, Taken 2 will make its mark on the October record book this weekend, with Fox projecting a $50 million opening, most likely enough for a place in the top 3 October weekends. The film still has a shot at ousting Paranormal Activity 3 from the top of that list, although it would have to have a very strong Sunday to break the record. Regardless of that, we're looking at another up weekend and 2012 will pull further ahead of last year's pace. More...

Contest: Marketplace of Predictions

October 5th, 2012

There are three wide releases coming out next week, and another opening semi-wide. Here Comes the Boom could win the box office race, especially if Kevin James returns to his earlier box office success. Sinister could be a low-level hit, especially if horror fans are excited by Halloween, but it doesn't have the hype to compete for first place. Seven Psychopaths might win an Oscar given its reviews, but it is opening in less than 2000 theaters and likely won't reach the top five. This leaves Argo as the most likely candidate for number one film next weekend. (Here Comes the Boom does have a shot, while Taken 2 might repeat on top of the chart during its second weekend of release.) Argo is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Argo. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or under, will win a copy of Dark Shadows on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Take It Away

October 4th, 2012

This weekend, there are two wide releases making their debuts, Taken 2 and Frankenweenie. Plus a previous limited release is aiming for a spot in the top five, Pitch Perfect, and another limited release that could expand into the top ten, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It's an all around busy weekend. Taken 2 should easily win the box office race earning more than the original, although it very likely won't have the same legs. More importantly, it should open with more than last year's number one film, Real Steel. The second best wide release should open better than Ides of March did, plus the holdovers this year are better than last year. Am I getting optimistic again? Yes. Keep in mind that I have had the optimism crushed a lot this year. More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...

Contest: Give and Take

September 28th, 2012

We are getting close to Halloween, so we have a couple of horror related prizes to give away this week. But before we get to the prizes, we have to figure out the target film. Taken 2 is one of only two films coming out in October that has a real shot at $100 million, plus it should be very front-loaded, so it is an easy pick for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest, no matter how much I want Frankenweenie to be the number one film next weekend. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Taken 2. 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 American Horror Story: Season One on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Triangle on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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

Synopsis

Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers returns. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,514,769 (35.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,661 opening theaters/3,706 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $189,384,517

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 468 $139,854,287
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 393 $237,953,117
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 386 $377,807,404

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 5th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 27th, 2012 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (France)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
October 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Switzerland)
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Video Release: January 15th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2230, 4/7/2012)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Franchise: Taken
Comparisons: vs. Alex Cross
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Keywords: Kidnap, Rescue, Revenge, Organized Crime, Intertitle, Non-Chronological, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Children Trying to Reunite Divorced Parents, Flashback to Previous Movie in the Franchise
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: France, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $5,718,150 Nov 9, 2012 38
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $7,716,732 Oct 26, 2012 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $10,996,098 Oct 26, 2012 24
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 14 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 40 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 60 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 20 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 4 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $70,556,974 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 4 $55,016,719 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $78,397,084 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 3 $49,514,769 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $70,556,974 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 3 $55,016,719 Oct 5, 2012 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $78,397,084 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 2012 Theater Average 83 $13,525 Oct 5, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 91 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 39 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 30 $18,942,416 Oct 6, 2012 2

Leading Cast

Liam Neeson    Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace    Kim
Famke Janssen    Lenore

Supporting Cast

Leland Orser    Sam
Jon Gries    Casey
D.B. Sweeney    Bernie
Luke Grimes    Jamie
Rade Sherbedgia    Murad Krasniqi
Kevork Malikyan    Inspector Durmaz
Alain Figlarz    Suko
Frank Alvarez    Car Wash Attendant
Murat Tuncelli    Custon Officer Albania
Ali Yildirim    Imam
Ergun Kuyucu    Mirko
Cenqiz Bozkurt    Border Guard #1
Hakan Karaman    Reception Clerk
Saruhan Sari    Waiter
Naci Adiguzel    Cheikh
Aclan Buyukturkoglu    Cheikh's Aide
Mehmet Polat    Hotel Driver
Yilmaz Kovan    Hotel Thug #1
Erdogan Yavuz    Hotel Thug #2
Luran Ahmeti    Hotel Thug #3
Cenqiz Daner    Hotel Duty Officer
Melis Erman    Maid Lockers
Erkan Ucuncu    Barber
Ugur Ugural    Man in Street
Alexander Amadeus Dawe    Johnson
Olivier Rabourdin    Jean-Claude
Michael Vander-Meiren    Jean-Claude's Driver
Rochelle Gregorie    Jean-Claude's Concierge
Luenell Campbell    Driving Instructor
Emre Melemez    Hammam Attendant
Ilkay Akdogli    Albanian Intelligence Officer
Mylene Ava Pilutik    Waitress
Nathan Rippy    Newsreader
Atilla Pekoz    Border Guard #2
Serdar Okten    Custom Officer #1
Mesut Makul    Custom Officer #2
Mustafa Akin    Custom Officer #3
Murat Karatas    Police Man Car #1
Cuneyt Yanar    Police Man Car #2
Baris Adem    Police Man Antique #1
Hasan Karagulle    Police Man Antique #2
Gazenfer Kokoz    Cop #1
Remzi Sezgin    Cop #2
Ahmet Orhan Ozcam    Taxi Driver Kim
Melike Acar    Pool Attendant
Yasemin Yeltekin    Pool Waiter
Baris Aydin    Pool Man Newspaper
Kenneth James Dakan    Marine
Adil Sak    Coffin Puller
Bekir Aslantas    Coffin Puller
Ercan Kurt    Coffin Puller
Cetin Arik    Coffin Puller
Tamer Avkapan    Hammam Cop
Eraslan Saglam    Antique Shop #1
Mohamed Mouh    Antique Shop #2 Photo Db
Erdinc Durul Atkaya    Bryan Photo Db / Stand-In
Sumeyra Koc    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Victoria Belkova    Kim Photo Db / Stand-In
Emel Yazicioglu    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Begum Al    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
S. Buket Aydin    Lenore Photo Db / Stand-In
Julian Vinay    Dj / Disco
Gaelle Oilleau    Maid Hotel
Frederic Schalck    Bryan's Stand In
Delphine Dupin    Kim's Stand In
Eva Cendors    Lenore's Stand In & Lenore Photo Db

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Papsidera    U.S. Casting
Nathaniel Mechaly    Composer
Romain Lacourbas    Director of Photography
William Pruss    Assistant Director
Ludovic Bernard    Assistant Director
Sebastien Inizan    Production Designer
Olivier Beriot    Costume Designer
Camille Delamarre    Editor
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Stephane Bucher    Sound Mixer
Frederic DuBois    Sound Mixer
Dean Humphreys    Sound Mixer
Frank Lebreton    Line Producer
Matthieu Bled    Post Production Manager
Diloy Gulun    Line Producer Turkey
Michael Mandaville    Line Producer in USA
Luc Besson    Producer
Luc Besson    Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen    Screenwriter
Olivier Megaton    Director

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

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March 20th, 2013

New releases took four of the top five spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 3rd, 2013. Hotel Transylvania led the way with 633,000 units / $14.54 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 37%, which is very healthy for a kids movie. More...

DVD Sales: February 3rd, 2013: Hotel is Booked Solid

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New releases dominated the DVD sales chart for the week of February 3rd with three in the top five and five in the top ten. This includes Hotel Transylvania, which opened in first place with 1.08 million units / $19.52 million and it is already in second place for the year. More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 27th, 2013: End Begins On Top

March 14th, 2013

New releases did well on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 27th, 2013. This includes End of Watch, which earned first place with 428,000 units / $9.41 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just a hair over 50%, which is really impressive for this type of release. More...

DVD Sales: January 27th, 2013: Watch Gets Taken Out in the End

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There were four new releases in the top five of the DVD sales chart for the week of January 27th. However, Taken 2 was able to remain in first place with 516,000 units / $7.73 million over the week for totals of 1.68 million units / $27.55 million after two. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 12th, 2013

March 13th, 2013

There are not many first run releases coming out on the home market this week, but two of them, Life of Pi and Rise of the Guardians, rose to Pick of the Week status. For that honor, we have to turn to an older release, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary by coming out on Blu-ray for the first time. Yes, it is shovelware, but it is still the best movie on this week's list. If you don't have the DVD already and really don't like Pan & Scan, you might want to wait till Disney fixes the mix-up with the DVD portion of the Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Taken 2

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The original Taken cost just $25 million to make and was released in January, so expectations were limited. However, it nearly broke the record for a January release and earned more than $200 million worldwide. Needless to say, a sequel was given the greenlight. Taken 2 cost much, much more to make, but did the higher budget translate into a more entertaining product? More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 20th, 2013: Taken Too Much for Competition

March 5th, 2013

We had a new release on top of the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 20th, 2013. Taken 2 sold 838,000 units and generated $16.75 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 42%, which is good for the genre, but not great. More...

DVD Sales: January 20th, 2013: Taken With the Top

March 5th, 2013

A couple new releases topped the DVD sales chart of the week of January 20th, but they were nowhere near each other in terms of sales. Taken 2 led the way with 1.17 million units / $19.82 million. This is substantially lower than the original's opening week; however, it instantly became the best selling DVD of 2013. Plus, it sold substantially more on Blu-ray than its predecessor did. More...

Blu-ray Sales: January 13th, 2013: Dredd is Feeling Blu

March 2nd, 2013

New releases dominated the top five of the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of January 13th, 2003. Dredd led the way in terms of units with 184,000 units, but was second in terms of revenue with $3.68 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just 37%, which is weak for an action film like this. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 15th, 2013

January 15th, 2013

It is a rather shallow week on the home market. Taken 2 should come away with an easy win, but after that, there's almost nothing that will reach the top 30 for the week. Also, Taken 2 is not Pick of the Week material. I don't know if there is anything that is truly Pick of the Week material. Wake in Fright comes the closest, but the DVD or Blu-ray is still late, I hate giving this title when I'm still waiting for the screener. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sky High Start

November 13th, 2012

Most people were expecting Skyfall to be a monster hit, but the film actually beat great expectations. Its opening helped the box office grow by 25% from last week to $173 million, which was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 reached the $9 billion mark and not sits at $9.10 billion. By comparison, at this point in 2011, the total box office was $8.72 billion giving 2012 a 4.4% lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Sky's the Limit

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There's only one wide release this weekend, but Skyfall could become one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. Nearly all analysts assume it will be the fastest opening Bond film of all time. It might make more that last year's top three films made combined. Wreck-It-Ralph should still be strong at the box office, while Flight should hold on better than most other films do. Overall it should be a very good week at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Wreck-It Helps Fix the Box Office

November 5th, 2012

Wreck-It-Ralph's opening was on the very high end of expectations, which was a pleasant surprise over the weekend. Also, Flight beat all but the most bullish predictions. Even The Man with the Iron Fists did a little better than expected. Overall, the box office soared 49% from last weekend to $138 million. It was also higher compared to this weekend last year by a very impressive 21%. November certainly got off to a great start. Year-to-date, 2012 is ahead of 2011's pace by just under 4.0% at $8.89 billion to $8.55 billion. After a couple weak months, the box office has shown great strength and it would take a disastrous collapse for 2012 to not come out ahead. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wreck-It Ralph Beats Up the Competition

November 4th, 2012

Wreck-It Ralph is breathing new life into the box office this weekend, after a few slow weeks, and with some help from an impressive opening for Flight this weekend will be a healthy 20% or so ahead of last year. Disney is projecting that Ralph will open with $49.1 million, which is a very creditable performance, if well behind the openings of The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc., both of which were released on the equivalent weekend in years gone by. The Pixar brand still counts for a lot, evidently. Flight's $25.01 million projection is well ahead of expectations (take a bow Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis), and has strong enough reviews to have good chances of legs into the Holiday Season. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall Starts Sky High

November 1st, 2012

In what has to be one of the least surprising events of the year, Skyfall opened in first place on the international box office chart. It pulled in $83.05 million on 5,077 screens in 25 markets, this includes first place debuts in all 25 markets. It was surprisingly strong in its native U.K. with $32.41 million on 587 screens, which was the second best three-day opening in that market behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The film was also huge in France with $9.70 million on 820 screens and in Russia with $8.27 million on 1,254 screens. In South Korea, the film made $6.02 million on 749 screens and in Brazil it earned $3.18 million on 537 screens. The film was also a multi-million dollar hit in a number of smaller markets. This includes $3.58 million on 116 screens in Denmark, $3.13 million on 179 in Norway, $2.82 million on 222 in Sweden, and 2.49 million on 217 in Poland. On average, the film was 30% stronger than Quantum of Solace's opening weekends in these market, and 76% higher than Casino Royale. More...

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October 25th, 2012

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October 22nd, 2012

As everyone was expecting, Paranormal Activity 4 led the way on the box office chart this past weekend; however, it did so with much weaker than expected numbers. The other new release, Alex Cross, also missed expectations. On the other hand, the holdovers held on a lot better than expected. The overall box office was still weaker than last weekend, but only by 0.9%. We can call that a tie. Compared to last year, the overall box office rose by 6%. That's not a huge amount, but considering this weekend last year saw Paranormal Activity 3 break the record for biggest October opening, a victory by any margin is worth celebrating. Year-to-date, 2012 is maintaining its lead over 2011. 2012 currently has a 3.9% advantage over 2011's pace at $8.59 billion to $8.26 billion. Since 2011 didn't have a strong winter run, 2012 should be able to maintain, if not expand, its lead. More...

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October 18th, 2012

It's the weekend before Halloween, so that must mean Paranormal Activity. The fourth installment in the franchise should dominate the box office, but the challenge is for Paranormal Activity 4 to top Paranormal Activity 3. The only other wide release of the week is Alex Cross, Tyler Perry's attempt to build a mainstream acting career. There's not a lot of buzz for that film. Last year Paranormal Activity 3 broke the record for biggest October opening. There's a slim chance that will happen this year as well, but probably not. On the other hand, the other three releases made roughly $14 million combined, so while we are not as strong at the top, there's better depth in 2012. More...

International Box Office: Two Tops Taken

October 18th, 2012

After just two weeks of release, Taken 2 has already earned more internationally than the original did in total. Over the weekend, the sequel pulled in $45.09 million on 6,889 screens in 63 markets for a two-week total of $134.76 million, while its worldwide total rose to $220.89 million. The film had to settle for second place in Germany with $3.55 million on 437 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.88 million. It only managed fourth place in Italy with $1.26 million on 265. Its best market of the weekend was the U.K. with $6.01 million on 510 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.29 million after two. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it has already made enough to cover its production budget and likely a good chunk of its P&A budget. It will reach profitability before it reaches the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Recaptures Top Spot

October 15th, 2012

It was another good week at the box office with just about every film in the top ten at least doing as well as expected. Granted, none of the new releases were monster hits, but the depth was very good with five films topping $10 million over the weekend. Taken 2 remained in first place, so it should come as no surprise that the box office was lower than last weekend; however, it only fell 8.6% to $130 million. This is 48% more than the same weekend last year, which is a huge boost. Year-to-date, 2012 expanded its lead to 3.8% at $8.42 billion to $8.11 billion. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like 2012 would fall below 2011's pace in the end, but now things are looking a lot more optimistic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Taken Repeats, But Argo's Close

October 14th, 2012

Taken 2 is set for a second weekend at the top of the box office charts with $22.5 million, although its 55% decline from last weekend makes it clear that the film won't have anything like the legs of its predecessor, which fell only 17% in its second outing. That will make for a tight pack of films at the top of the chart this weekend, with Argo leading the charge. Ben Affleck's film is set for $20.1 million this weekend and is showing signs of having very good word of mouth: it was up 47% from Friday to Saturday and looks likely to fall by around 35% on Sunday -- impressive figures these days. Sinister will have the rare distinction of opening at the top of the chart on Friday and finishing the weekend in third place (Lionsgate has its gross pegged at $18.25 million over three days). More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Taken Two Top Chart Twice?

October 11th, 2012

There could be as many as five new releases to reach the top ten this week. It is also very possible that Taken 2 will remain in first place on the weekend chart, so while there's a high quantity of new releases, the quality isn't there. Argo likely has the best shot at becoming the new number one film, but some think Sinister will benefit from the close proximity to Halloween and steal a victory. On the other hand the buzz for Here Comes the Boom just hasn't grown like it should and it could struggle to grab fifth place, despite playing in more than 3,000 theaters. On the other hand, Seven Psychopaths has excellent buzz, but is only playing in 1500 theaters. Finally there's Atlas Shrugged: Part II, which is opening in just over 1,000 theaters, but with no chance outside of its politically motivated target demographic. Last year was disappointing at the box office with none of the three new releases becoming hits, while the box office was led by Real Steel for the third weekend in a row. We should do better this time around, unless all of the new releases miss expectations. More...

International Box Office: Taken Over the Top

October 11th, 2012

Taken 2 was just as strong internationally as it was domestically earning first place with $55.23 million on 6,319 screens in 50 markets for a total of $66.79 million. The film had a trio of first place openings in major markets, starting with the U.K. with $11.85 million on 506 screens. It also opened in first place in France with $8.29 million on 561 screens and in Australia with $7.92 million on 246. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Mexico with $2.54 million on 930 screens, in Russia with $2.00 million on 750, and in Spain with $1.24 million on 320. More...

Contest: Give and Take: Winning Announcement

October 9th, 2012

The winners of our Give and Take contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Taken to the Top

October 9th, 2012

Taken 2 was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on this week's per theater chart earning an average of $13,525. The best new limited release was The Paperboy, which came very close with an average of $9,337 in eleven theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Taken Two Twice as Strong

October 8th, 2012

Taken 2 took the competition and went to work on them. It opened much, much better than its predecessor did, doubling its opening weekend haul. It also made nearly twice as much as Hotel Transylvania and easily more than last year's number one film, Real Steel. This helped the overall box office grow by 20% from last weekend to $142 million, which is nearly 50% higher than the same weekend last year. Finally there's a reason to celebrate the box office again. One win could have been a fluke, but two is officially a streak. Year-to-date, 2012 is ahead of 2011 by 3.2% at $8.24 billion to $7.99 billion. Granted, that's off its peak from earlier in the year, but I'm happy the bleeding has stopped. More...

Weekend Estimates: Taken 2 Posts Top 3 October Opening

October 7th, 2012

After Hotel Transylvania's record-breaking September opening last week, Taken 2 will make its mark on the October record book this weekend, with Fox projecting a $50 million opening, most likely enough for a place in the top 3 October weekends. The film still has a shot at ousting Paranormal Activity 3 from the top of that list, although it would have to have a very strong Sunday to break the record. Regardless of that, we're looking at another up weekend and 2012 will pull further ahead of last year's pace. More...

Contest: Marketplace of Predictions

October 5th, 2012

There are three wide releases coming out next week, and another opening semi-wide. Here Comes the Boom could win the box office race, especially if Kevin James returns to his earlier box office success. Sinister could be a low-level hit, especially if horror fans are excited by Halloween, but it doesn't have the hype to compete for first place. Seven Psychopaths might win an Oscar given its reviews, but it is opening in less than 2000 theaters and likely won't reach the top five. This leaves Argo as the most likely candidate for number one film next weekend. (Here Comes the Boom does have a shot, while Taken 2 might repeat on top of the chart during its second weekend of release.) Argo is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Argo. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or under, will win a copy of Dark Shadows on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Take It Away

October 4th, 2012

This weekend, there are two wide releases making their debuts, Taken 2 and Frankenweenie. Plus a previous limited release is aiming for a spot in the top five, Pitch Perfect, and another limited release that could expand into the top ten, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It's an all around busy weekend. Taken 2 should easily win the box office race earning more than the original, although it very likely won't have the same legs. More importantly, it should open with more than last year's number one film, Real Steel. The second best wide release should open better than Ides of March did, plus the holdovers this year are better than last year. Am I getting optimistic again? Yes. Keep in mind that I have had the optimism crushed a lot this year. More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...

Contest: Give and Take

September 28th, 2012

We are getting close to Halloween, so we have a couple of horror related prizes to give away this week. But before we get to the prizes, we have to figure out the target film. Taken 2 is one of only two films coming out in October that has a real shot at $100 million, plus it should be very front-loaded, so it is an easy pick for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest, no matter how much I want Frankenweenie to be the number one film next weekend. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Taken 2. 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 American Horror Story: Season One on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Triangle on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $49,514,769   3,661 $13,525   $49,514,769 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $21,873,127 -56% 3,706 $5,902   $86,131,979 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $13,260,870 -39% 3,489 $3,801   $105,832,339 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $7,716,732 -42% 2,995 $2,577   $117,105,577 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $5,919,493 -23% 2,639 $2,243   $125,586,929 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $4,012,829 -32% 2,487 $1,614   $131,300,000 6
Nov 16, 2012 7 $2,126,620 -47% 2,063 $1,031   $134,651,009 7
Nov 23, 2012 11 $950,043 -55% 763 $1,245   $136,477,003 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $467,975 -51% 496 $943   $137,163,554 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $387,227 -17% 430 $901   $137,700,304 10
Dec 14, 2012 19 $288,772 -25% 339 $852   $138,132,493 11
Dec 21, 2012 24 $204,623 -29% 275 $744   $138,469,723 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $243,127 +19% 232 $1,048   $138,897,494 13
Jan 4, 2013 28 $207,796 -15% 213 $976   $139,284,764 14
Jan 11, 2013 32 $146,398 -30% 190 $771   $139,499,963 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $105,395 -28% 156 $676   $139,653,871 16
Jan 25, 2013 42 $65,953 -37% 124 $532   $139,761,284 17
Feb 1, 2013 52 $34,064 -48% 83 $410   $139,813,357 18
Feb 8, 2013 61 $15,057 -56% 35 $430   $139,840,854 19
Feb 15, 2013 72 $6,018 -60% 16 $376   $139,852,115 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 4, 2012 P $1,500,000     0     $1,500,000  
Oct 5, 2012 1 $18,358,057     3,661 $5,014   $18,358,057 1
Oct 6, 2012 1 $18,942,416 +3%   3,661 $5,174   $37,300,473 2
Oct 7, 2012 1 $12,214,296 -36%   3,661 $3,336   $49,514,769 3
Oct 8, 2012 1 $5,501,950 -55%   3,661 $1,503   $55,016,719 4
Oct 9, 2012 1 $3,951,708 -28%   3,661 $1,079   $58,968,427 5
Oct 10, 2012 1 $2,782,072 -30%   3,661 $760   $61,750,499 6
Oct 11, 2012 1 $2,508,353 -10%   3,661 $685   $64,258,852 7
Oct 12, 2012 2 $7,083,104 +182% -61% 3,706 $1,911   $71,341,956 8
Oct 13, 2012 1 $9,727,089 +37% -49% 3,706 $2,625   $81,069,045 9
Oct 14, 2012 2 $5,062,934 -48% -59% 3,706 $1,366   $86,131,979 10
Oct 15, 2012 2 $1,670,581 -67% -70% 3,706 $451   $87,802,560 11
Oct 16, 2012 2 $1,800,529 +8% -54% 3,706 $486   $89,603,089 12
Oct 17, 2012 2 $1,459,429 -19% -48% 3,706 $394   $91,062,518 13
Oct 18, 2012 2 $1,508,951 +3% -40% 3,706 $407   $92,571,469 14
Oct 19, 2012 3 $4,284,894 +184% -40% 3,489 $1,228   $96,856,363 15
Oct 20, 2012 3 $6,048,892 +41% -38% 3,489 $1,734   $102,905,255 16
Oct 21, 2012 4 $2,927,084 -52% -42% 3,489 $839   $105,832,339 17
Oct 22, 2012 3 $806,326 -72% -52% 3,489 $231   $106,638,665 18
Oct 23, 2012 3 $1,083,904 +34% -40% 3,489 $311   $107,722,569 19
Oct 24, 2012 3 $800,738 -26% -45% 3,489 $230   $108,523,307 20
Oct 25, 2012 3 $865,538 +8% -43% 3,489 $248   $109,388,845 21
Oct 26, 2012 5 $2,576,408 +198% -40% 2,995 $860   $111,965,253 22
Oct 27, 2012 5 $3,427,199 +33% -43% 2,995 $1,144   $115,392,452 23
Oct 28, 2012 5 $1,713,125 -50% -41% 2,995 $572   $117,105,577 24
Oct 29, 2012 5 $473,556 -72% -41% 2,995 $158   $117,579,133 25
Oct 30, 2012 4 $723,749 +53% -33% 2,995 $242   $118,302,882 26
Oct 31, 2012 7 $687,870 -5% -14% 2,995 $230   $118,990,752 27
Nov 1, 2012 3 $676,684 -2% -22% 2,995 $226   $119,667,436 28
Nov 2, 2012 5 $1,817,721 +169% -29% 2,639 $689   $121,485,157 29
Nov 3, 2012 5 $2,796,341 +54% -18% 2,639 $1,060   $124,281,498 30
Nov 4, 2012 6 $1,305,431 -53% -24% 2,639 $495   $125,586,929 31
Nov 5, 2012 6 $439,715 -66% -7% 2,639 $167   $126,026,644 32
Nov 6, 2012 6 $509,930 +16% -30% 2,639 $193   $126,536,574 33
Nov 7, 2012 6 $361,842 -29% -47% 2,639 $137   $126,898,416 34
Nov 8, 2012 7 $388,755 +7% -43% 2,639 $147   $127,287,171 35
Nov 9, 2012 5 $1,179,280 +203% -35% 2,487 $474   $128,466,451 36
Nov 10, 2012 5 $1,818,723 +54% -35% 2,487 $731   $130,285,174 37
Nov 11, 2012 5 $1,014,826 -44% -22% 2,487 $408   $131,300,000 38
Nov 12, 2012 6 $484,918 -52% +10% 2,487 $195   $131,784,918 39
Nov 13, 2012 7 $286,733 -41% -44% 2,487 $115   $132,071,651 40
Nov 14, 2012 5 $238,672 -17% -34% 2,487 $96   $132,310,323 41
Nov 15, 2012 5 $214,066 -10% -45% 2,487 $86   $132,524,389 42
Nov 16, 2012 7 $657,451 +207% -44% 2,063 $319   $133,181,840 43
Nov 17, 2012 7 $960,362 +46% -47% 2,063 $466   $134,142,202 44
Nov 18, 2012 7 $508,807 -47% -50% 2,063 $247   $134,651,009 45
Nov 19, 2012 7 $227,239 -55% -53% 2,063 $110   $134,878,248 46
Nov 20, 2012 7 $324,650 +43% +13% 2,063 $157   $135,202,898 47
Nov 21, 2012 - $159,892 -51% -33% 739 $216   $135,362,790 48
Nov 22, 2012 - $164,170 +3% -23% 739 $222   $135,526,960 49
Nov 23, 2012 - $379,042 +131% -42% 763 $497   $135,906,002 50
Nov 24, 2012 - $402,329 +6% -58% 763 $527   $136,308,331 51
Nov 25, 2012 - $168,672 -58% -67% 763 $221   $136,477,003 52
Nov 26, 2012 - $54,379 -68% -76% 763 $71   $136,531,382 53
Nov 27, 2012 - $58,794 +8% -82% 763 $77   $136,590,176 54
Nov 28, 2012 - $49,663 -16% -69% 763 $65   $136,639,839 55
Nov 29, 2012 - $55,740 +12% -66% 763 $73   $136,695,579 56
Nov 30, 2012 - $144,015 +158% -62% 496 $290   $136,839,594 57
Dec 1, 2012 - $220,730 +53% -45% 496 $445   $137,060,324 58
Dec 2, 2012 - $103,230 -53% -39% 496 $208   $137,163,554 59
Dec 3, 2012 - $34,522 -67% -37% 496 $70   $137,198,076 60
Dec 4, 2012 - $40,397 +17% -31% 496 $81   $137,238,473 61
Dec 5, 2012 - $37,385 -7% -25% 496 $75   $137,275,858 62
Dec 6, 2012 - $37,219 n/c -33% 496 $75   $137,313,077 63
Dec 7, 2012 - $117,513 +216% -18% 430 $273   $137,430,590 64
Dec 8, 2012 - $174,643 +49% -21% 430 $406   $137,605,233 65
Dec 9, 2012 - $95,071 -46% -8% 430 $221   $137,700,304 66
Dec 10, 2012 - $33,580 -65% -3% 430 $78   $137,733,884 67
Dec 11, 2012 - $38,548 +15% -5% 430 $90   $137,772,432 68
Dec 12, 2012 - $33,620 -13% -10% 430 $78   $137,806,052 69
Dec 13, 2012 - $37,669 +12% +1% 430 $88   $137,843,721 70
Dec 14, 2012 - $81,559 +117% -31% 339 $241   $137,925,280 71
Dec 15, 2012 - $133,529 +64% -24% 339 $394   $138,058,809 72
Dec 16, 2012 - $73,684 -45% -22% 339 $217   $138,132,493 73
Dec 17, 2012 - $33,689 -54% n/c 339 $99   $138,166,182 74
Dec 18, 2012 - $36,176 +7% -6% 339 $107   $138,202,358 75
Dec 19, 2012 - $28,609 -21% -15% 339 $84   $138,230,967 76
Dec 20, 2012 - $34,133 +19% -9% 339 $101   $138,265,100 77
Dec 21, 2012 - $58,919 +73% -28% 275 $214   $138,324,019 78
Dec 22, 2012 - $83,760 +42% -37% 275 $305   $138,407,779 79
Dec 23, 2012 - $61,944 -26% -16% 275 $225   $138,469,723 80
Dec 24, 2012 - $27,572 -55% -18% 275 $100   $138,497,295 81
Dec 25, 2012 - $43,561 +58% +20% 275 $158   $138,540,856 82
Dec 26, 2012 - $53,207 +22% +86% 275 $193   $138,594,063 83
Dec 27, 2012 - $60,304 +13% +77% 275 $219   $138,654,367 84
Dec 28, 2012 - $78,464 +30% +33% 232 $338   $138,732,831 85
Dec 29, 2012 - $96,731 +23% +15% 232 $417   $138,829,562 86
Dec 30, 2012 - $67,932 -30% +10% 232 $293   $138,897,494 87
Dec 31, 2012 - $38,885 -43% +41% 232 $168   $138,936,379 88
Jan 1, 2013 - $65,399 +68% +50% 232 $282   $139,001,778 89
Jan 2, 2013 - $37,477 -43% -30% 232 $162   $139,039,255 90
Jan 3, 2013 - $37,713 +1% -37% 232 $163   $139,076,968 91
Jan 4, 2013 - $64,182 +70% -18% 213 $301   $139,141,150 92
Jan 5, 2013 - $91,282 +42% -6% 213 $429   $139,232,432 93
Jan 6, 2013 - $52,332 -43% -23% 213 $246   $139,284,764 94
Jan 7, 2013 - $16,772 -68% -57% 213 $79   $139,301,536 95
Jan 8, 2013 - $17,896 +7% -73% 213 $84   $139,319,432 96
Jan 9, 2013 - $16,580 -7% -56% 213 $78   $139,336,012 97
Jan 10, 2013 - $17,553 +6% -53% 213 $82   $139,353,565 98
Jan 11, 2013 - $42,511 +142% -34% 190 $224   $139,396,076 99
Jan 12, 2013 - $67,567 +59% -26% 190 $356   $139,463,643 100
Jan 13, 2013 - $36,320 -46% -31% 190 $191   $139,499,963 101
Jan 14, 2013 - $11,502 -68% -31% 190 $61   $139,511,465 102
Jan 15, 2013 - $12,600 +10% -30% 190 $66   $139,524,065 103
Jan 16, 2013 - $12,273 -3% -26% 190 $65   $139,536,338 104
Jan 17, 2013 - $12,138 -1% -31% 190 $64   $139,548,476 105
Jan 18, 2013 - $29,232 +141% -31% 156 $187   $139,577,708 106
Jan 19, 2013 - $47,528 +63% -30% 156 $305   $139,625,236 107
Jan 20, 2013 - $28,635 -40% -21% 156 $184   $139,653,871 108
Jan 21, 2013 - $20,212 -29% +76% 156 $130   $139,674,083 109
Jan 22, 2013 - $7,348 -64% -42% 156 $47   $139,681,431 110
Jan 23, 2013 - $6,599 -10% -46% 156 $42   $139,688,030 111
Jan 24, 2013 - $7,301 +11% -40% 156 $47   $139,695,331 112
Jan 25, 2013 - $15,553 +113% -47% 124 $125   $139,710,884 113
Jan 26, 2013 - $33,223 +114% -30% 124 $268   $139,744,107 114
Jan 27, 2013 - $17,177 -48% -40% 124 $139   $139,761,284 115
Jan 28, 2013 - $4,376 -75% -78% 124 $35   $139,765,660 116
Jan 29, 2013 - $4,660 +6% -37% 124 $38   $139,770,320 117
Jan 30, 2013 - $4,377 -6% -34% 124 $35   $139,774,697 118
Jan 31, 2013 - $4,596 +5% -37% 124 $37   $139,779,293 119
Feb 1, 2013 - $10,479 +128% -33% 83 $126   $139,789,772 120
Feb 2, 2013 - $18,191 +74% -45% 83 $219   $139,807,963 121
Feb 3, 2013 - $5,394 -70% -69% 83 $65   $139,813,357 122
Feb 4, 2013 - $2,976 -45% -32% 83 $36   $139,816,333 123
Feb 5, 2013 - $3,088 +4% -34% 83 $37   $139,819,421 124
Feb 6, 2013 - $3,117 +1% -29% 83 $38   $139,822,538 125
Feb 7, 2013 - $3,259 +5% -29% 83 $39   $139,825,797 126
Feb 8, 2013 - $4,051 +24% -61% 35 $116   $139,829,848 127
Feb 9, 2013 - $7,331 +81% -60% 35 $209   $139,837,179 128
Feb 10, 2013 - $3,675 -50% -32% 35 $105   $139,840,854 129
Feb 11, 2013 - $1,183 -68% -60% 35 $34   $139,842,037 130
Feb 12, 2013 - $1,278 +8% -59% 35 $37   $139,843,315 131
Feb 13, 2013 - $1,057 -17% -66% 35 $30   $139,844,372 132
Feb 14, 2013 - $1,725 +63% -47% 35 $49   $139,846,097 133
Feb 15, 2013 - $1,541 -11% -62% 16 $96   $139,847,638 134
Feb 16, 2013 - $2,532 +64% -65% 16 $158   $139,850,170 135
Feb 17, 2013 - $1,945 -23% -47% 16 $122   $139,852,115 136
Feb 18, 2013 - $856 -56% -28% 16 $54   $139,852,971 137
Feb 19, 2013 - $452 -47% -65% 16 $28   $139,853,423 138
Feb 20, 2013 - $361 -20% -66% 16 $23   $139,853,784 139
Feb 21, 2013 - $503 +39% -71% 16 $31   $139,854,287 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 5, 2012 1 $64,258,852   3,661 $17,552   $64,258,852 1
Oct 12, 2012 1 $28,312,617 -56% 3,706 $7,640   $92,571,469 2
Oct 19, 2012 3 $16,817,376 -41% 3,489 $4,820   $109,388,845 3
Oct 26, 2012 6 $10,278,591 -39% 2,995 $3,432   $119,667,436 4
Nov 2, 2012 5 $7,619,735 -26% 2,639 $2,887   $127,287,171 5
Nov 9, 2012 5 $5,237,218 -31% 2,487 $2,106   $132,524,389 6
Nov 16, 2012 10 $3,002,571 -43% 739 $4,063   $135,526,960 7
Nov 23, 2012 12 $1,168,619 -61% 763 $1,532   $136,695,579 8
Nov 30, 2012 15 $617,498 -47% 496 $1,245   $137,313,077 9
Dec 7, 2012 18 $530,644 -14% 430 $1,234   $137,843,721 10
Dec 14, 2012 20 $421,379 -21% 339 $1,243   $138,265,100 11
Dec 21, 2012 27 $389,267 -8% 275 $1,416   $138,654,367 12
Dec 28, 2012 26 $422,601 +9% 232 $1,822   $139,076,968 13
Jan 4, 2013 29 $276,597 -35% 213 $1,299   $139,353,565 14
Jan 11, 2013 31 $194,911 -30% 190 $1,026   $139,548,476 15
Jan 18, 2013 37 $146,855 -25% 156 $941   $139,695,331 16
Jan 25, 2013 45 $83,962 -43% 124 $677   $139,779,293 17
Feb 1, 2013 51 $46,504 -45% 83 $560   $139,825,797 18
Feb 8, 2013 65 $20,300 -56% 35 $580   $139,846,097 19
Feb 15, 2013 70 $8,190 -60% 16 $512   $139,854,287 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/4/2012 $1,064,716 87 102 788 $4,962,723 12/30/2018
Australia 10/4/2012 $0 0 367 1,401 $20,113,624 12/12/2015
Austria 10/11/2012 $344,961 47 48 222 $1,240,535 12/12/2015
Belgium 10/3/2012 $780,161 50 50 345 $2,776,796 12/14/2015
Bolivia 10/4/2012 $50,268 8 8 45 $325,020 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/5/2012 $991,626 200 213 839 $4,993,850 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 10/12/2012 $34,005 17 17 95 $168,759 12/29/2018
Chile 10/4/2012 $330,859 53 53 269 $1,600,018 12/30/2018
Colombia 10/5/2012 $351,580 90 90 361 $2,290,540 12/29/2018
Croatia 10/4/2012 $0 0 15 77 $404,817 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 10/4/2012 $64,910 40 44 115 $193,831 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/4/2012 $0 0 12 19 $1,747,137 12/12/2015
Ecuador 10/5/2012 $162,726 29 29 125 $594,763 12/29/2018
Egypt 10/10/2012 $71,338 9 10 69 $472,100 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/12/2012 $18,688 4 6 18 $55,122 12/12/2015
Finland 10/5/2012 $0 0 31 64 $257,063 12/12/2015
France 10/3/2012 $8,785,095 561 561 2,928 $24,400,146 12/12/2015
Germany 10/11/2012 $3,527,720 437 437 1,105 $10,867,144 12/12/2015
Greece 10/11/2012 $38,686 10 32 140 $879,281 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 10/4/2012 $164,638 32 41 183 $1,598,107 12/12/2015
Hungary 10/11/2012 $235,848 37 37 222 $723,816 12/29/2018
Iceland 10/5/2012 $55,924 6 6 20 $176,671 12/29/2018
India 10/12/2012 $369,900 116 116 193 $710,832 12/12/2015
Indonesia 10/3/2012 $812,086 168 168 362 $2,269,959 12/29/2018
Israel 10/4/2012 $569,773 24 29 175 $2,493,077 12/29/2018
Italy 10/11/2012 $1,252,549 265 265 616 $2,534,204 12/12/2015
Kenya 10/5/2012 $23,740 6 6 41 $89,575 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/12/2012 $6,455 1 1 5 $23,260 12/29/2018
Lebanon 10/4/2012 $257,171 13 15 76 $834,251 12/29/2018
Lithuania 10/26/2012 $15,117 4 4 21 $56,144 12/12/2015
Malaysia 10/4/2012 $976,524 96 96 403 $2,494,700 12/12/2015
Mexico 10/5/2012 $2,542,979 928 928 3,614 $9,057,912 12/12/2015
Netherlands 11/22/2012 $480,777 70 70 310 $1,744,662 12/13/2015
New Zealand 10/11/2012 $0 0 102 511 $2,513,655 12/13/2015
Nigeria 10/5/2012 $47,362 8 8 32 $237,224 12/29/2018
Norway 10/5/2012 $587,006 74 99 405 $2,504,667 12/13/2015
Peru 10/11/2012 $571,280 101 101 402 $2,150,400 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/4/2012 $1,550,508 180 180 397 $3,393,701 12/29/2018
Poland 10/5/2012 $0 0 119 151 $2,286,224 12/29/2018
Portugal 10/4/2012 $329,448 58 58 356 $1,310,577 12/12/2015
Romania 10/12/2012 $277,836 35 35 123 $700,146 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/4/2012 $1,983,992 750 750 1,160 $4,056,951 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/4/2012 $18,148 10 10 120 $101,048 12/29/2018
Singapore 10/4/2012 $1,309,675 47 47 168 $3,208,702 12/12/2015
Slovakia 10/11/2012 $61,223 21 21 101 $264,868 12/12/2015
Slovenia 10/4/2012 $18,923 5 5 50 $135,192 12/12/2015
South Africa 10/12/2012 $384,982 69 71 467 $2,134,576 12/12/2015
South Korea 9/27/2012 $5,358,986 682 682 963 $15,501,938 12/12/2015
Spain 10/5/2012 $1,227,811 320 330 1,428 $4,985,593 12/12/2015
Sweden 10/5/2012 $0 0 74 410 $2,662,484 12/12/2015
Switzerland 10/3/2012 $223,711 15 53 173 $1,552,519 12/12/2015
Taiwan 10/5/2012 $1,368,992 74 75 375 $5,832,646 12/12/2015
Thailand 10/4/2012 $498,173 120 120 295 $1,107,375 12/12/2015
Turkey 10/5/2012 $207,277 77 77 352 $717,703 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/4/2012 $1,019,151 52 52 139 $2,563,665 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 10/4/2012 $11,900,791 506 510 3,031 $37,829,352 12/12/2015
Uruguay 10/19/2012 $15,718 5 7 47 $197,550 12/29/2018
Venezuela 12/7/2012 $499,570 64 64 265 $2,955,594 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/5/2012 $183,327 32 32 92 $562,064 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $33,336,264
 
International Total$237,953,117 12/30/2018

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 20, 201311,166,304 1,166,304$19,313,994$19,313,9941
Jan 27, 20131515,966-56% 1,682,270$7,883,960$27,197,9542
Feb 3, 20133196,144-62% 1,878,414$3,046,116$30,244,0703
Feb 10, 20137150,887-23% 2,029,301$3,011,705$33,255,7754
Feb 17, 20136181,477+20% 2,210,778$2,558,826$35,814,6015
Feb 24, 20131265,554-64% 2,276,332$1,310,424$37,125,0256
Mar 3, 20131642,936-35% 2,319,268$852,709$37,977,7347
Mar 10, 20132523,533-45% 2,342,801$469,719$38,447,4538
Mar 31, 20133028,585 2,400,448$567,126$39,594,39111
Apr 14, 20132619,008 2,430,958$284,930$40,106,71613
Apr 21, 20133017,065-10% 2,448,023$255,292$40,362,00814
Jun 15, 20142614,656 2,695,276$54,520$43,045,24974
Jan 4, 20151735,972 2,767,848$358,641$43,726,731103
Jan 11, 20151727,216-24% 2,795,064$209,019$43,935,750104
Jan 18, 20151227,715+2% 2,822,779$198,439$44,134,189105
Jan 25, 20151519,737-29% 2,842,516$59,014$44,193,203106

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 20, 20131553,565 553,565$10,899,695$10,899,6951
Jan 27, 20132128,205-77% 681,770$2,298,718$13,198,4132
Feb 3, 2013357,536-55% 739,306$1,170,291$14,368,7043
Feb 10, 2013642,149-27% 781,455$1,029,700$15,398,4044
Feb 17, 2013945,003+7% 826,458$915,819$16,314,2235
Feb 24, 20131521,743-52% 848,201$543,353$16,857,5766
Mar 3, 20131520,190-7% 868,391$504,546$17,362,1227
Mar 10, 20131910,003-50% 878,394$238,380$17,600,5028
Jan 4, 20151316,215 994,986$171,230$18,831,665103
Jan 11, 20151012,572-22% 1,007,558$173,241$19,004,906104
Jan 25, 2015195,595 1,017,636$43,083$19,114,384106

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For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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