Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $110,515,313Details
International Box Office $80,629,943Details
Worldwide Box Office $191,145,256
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $52,737,999 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $52,737,999
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,812,796 (23.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,319 opening theaters/3,473 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $162,078,866

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: August 21st, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 18th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
R for pervasive language, crude sexual references, violent content, drug material and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2684 (cert #53254) (Director's Cut), 6/9/2021)
Running Time: 106 minutes
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Keywords: Movie Business, War, Gratuitous Cameos, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, LGBTQ+, Coming Out, Singers, Comeback
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Red Hour Productions, Goldcrest Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 29 $11,518,611 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $18,128,172 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 27 $14,602,121 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $22,981,047 Aug 29, 2008 19
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 92 $11,518,611 Aug 29, 2008 19
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 66 $25,812,796 Aug 15, 2008 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 1 $25,812,796   3,319 $7,777   $25,812,796 1
Aug 22, 2008 1 $16,272,195 -37% 3,352 $4,854   $65,839,915 2
Aug 29, 2008 1 $11,518,611 -29% 3,473 $3,317   $83,852,435 3
Sep 5, 2008 2 $7,230,710 -37% 3,446 $2,098   $96,541,629 4
Sep 12, 2008 5 $4,183,405 -42% 2,927 $1,429   $102,974,069 5
Sep 19, 2008 11 $2,556,241 -39% 2,333 $1,096   $106,805,722 6
Sep 26, 2008 16 $1,184,950 -54% 1,354 $875   $108,768,665 7
Oct 3, 2008 26 $326,593 -72% 485 $673   $109,472,162 8
Oct 10, 2008 34 $150,760 -54% 250 $603   $109,731,757 9
Oct 17, 2008 39 $89,265 -41% 179 $499   $109,876,133 10
Oct 24, 2008 32 $172,005 +93% 228 $754   $110,080,249 11
Oct 31, 2008 35 $120,057 -30% 220 $546   $110,268,794 12
Nov 7, 2008 38 $95,882 -20% 165 $581   $110,416,702 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 2008 1 $6,503,141     3,319 $1,959   $6,503,141 1
Aug 14, 2008 1 $4,529,651 -30%   3,319 $1,365   $11,032,792 2
Aug 15, 2008 1 $8,208,800 +81%   3,319 $2,473   $19,241,592 3
Aug 16, 2008 1 $9,582,941 +17%   3,319 $2,887   $28,824,533 4
Aug 17, 2008 1 $8,021,055 -16%   3,319 $2,417   $36,845,588 5
Aug 18, 2008 1 $3,590,742 -55%   3,319 $1,082   $40,436,330 6
Aug 19, 2008 1 $3,527,597 -2%   3,319 $1,063   $43,963,927 7
Aug 20, 2008 1 $2,905,228 -18% -55% 3,319 $875   $46,869,155 8
Aug 21, 2008 1 $2,698,565 -7% -40% 3,319 $813   $49,567,720 9
Aug 22, 2008 2 $4,884,338 +81% -40% 3,352 $1,457   $54,452,058 10
Aug 23, 2008 1 $6,477,403 +33% -32% 3,352 $1,932   $60,929,461 11
Aug 24, 2008 1 $4,950,454 -24% -38% 3,352 $1,477   $65,879,915 12
Aug 25, 2008 1 $1,897,596 -62% -47% 3,352 $566   $67,777,511 13
Aug 26, 2008 1 $1,790,558 -6% -49% 3,352 $534   $69,568,069 14
Aug 27, 2008 1 $1,439,940 -20% -50% 3,352 $430   $71,008,009 15
Aug 28, 2008 1 $1,365,815 -5% -49% 3,352 $407   $72,333,824 16
Aug 29, 2008 2 $3,014,038 +121% -38% 3,473 $868   $75,347,862 17
Aug 30, 2008 1 $4,200,171 +39% -35% 3,473 $1,209   $79,548,033 18
Aug 31, 2008 1 $4,304,402 +2% -13% 3,473 $1,239   $83,852,435 19
Sep 1, 2008 1 $3,083,510 -28% +62% 3,473 $888   $86,935,945 20
Sep 2, 2008 1 $899,643 -71% -50% 3,473 $259   $87,835,588 21
Sep 3, 2008 1 $751,881 -16% -48% 3,473 $216   $88,587,469 22
Sep 4, 2008 1 $723,450 -4% -47% 3,473 $208   $89,310,919 23
Sep 5, 2008 2 $2,103,284 +191% -30% 3,446 $610   $91,414,203 24
Sep 6, 2008 1 $3,397,702 +62% -19% 3,446 $986   $94,811,905 25
Sep 7, 2008 2 $1,729,724 -49% -60% 3,446 $502   $96,541,629 26
Sep 8, 2008 2 $528,967 -69% -83% 3,446 $154   $97,070,596 27
Sep 9, 2008 2 $641,461 +21% -29% 3,446 $186   $97,712,057 28
Sep 10, 2008 2 $535,653 -16% -29% 3,446 $155   $98,247,710 29
Sep 11, 2008 1 $542,954 +1% -25% 3,446 $158   $98,790,664 30
Sep 12, 2008 6 $1,218,010 +124% -42% 2,927 $416   $100,008,674 31
Sep 13, 2008 7 $1,901,683 +56% -44% 2,927 $650   $101,910,357 32
Sep 14, 2008 5 $1,063,712 -44% -39% 2,927 $363   $102,974,069 33
Sep 15, 2008 5 $313,954 -70% -41% 2,927 $107   $103,288,023 34
Sep 16, 2008 5 $337,887 +8% -47% 2,927 $115   $103,625,910 35
Sep 17, 2008 5 $305,157 -10% -43% 2,927 $104   $103,931,067 36
Sep 18, 2008 5 $318,414 +4% -41% 2,927 $109   $104,249,481 37
Sep 19, 2008 11 $750,102 +136% -38% 2,333 $322   $104,999,583 38
Sep 20, 2008 11 $1,180,366 +57% -38% 2,333 $506   $106,169,366 39
Sep 21, 2008 10 $625,773 -47% -41% 2,333 $268   $106,805,722 40
Sep 22, 2008 10 $186,618 -70% -41% 2,333 $80   $106,992,340 41
Sep 23, 2008 10 $206,938 +11% -39% 2,333 $89   $107,199,278 42
Sep 24, 2008 10 $192,089 -7% -37% 2,333 $82   $107,391,367 43
Sep 25, 2008 10 $192,348 n/c -40% 2,333 $82   $107,583,715 44
Sep 26, 2008 - $322,800 +68% -57% 1,354 $238   $107,906,515 45
Sep 27, 2008 - $572,103 +77% -52% 1,354 $423   $108,478,618 46
Sep 28, 2008 - $290,047 -49% -54% 1,354 $214   $108,768,665 47
Sep 29, 2008 - $91,743 -68% -51% 1,354 $68   $108,860,408 48
Sep 30, 2008 - $107,617 +17% -48% 1,354 $79   $108,968,025 49
Oct 1, 2008 - $95,181 -12% -50% 1,354 $70   $109,063,206 50
Oct 2, 2008 - $82,363 -13% -57% 1,354 $61   $109,145,569 51
Oct 3, 2008 - $102,000 +24% -68% 485 $210   $109,247,569 52
Oct 4, 2008 - $142,436 +40% -75% 485 $294   $109,390,005 53
Oct 5, 2008 - $82,157 -42% -72% 485 $169   $109,472,162 54
Oct 6, 2008 - $24,141 -71% -74% 485 $50   $109,496,303 55
Oct 7, 2008 - $27,835 +15% -74% 485 $57   $109,524,138 56
Oct 8, 2008 - $27,918 n/c -71% 485 $58   $109,552,056 57
Oct 9, 2008 - $28,941 +4% -65% 485 $60   $109,580,997 58
Oct 10, 2008 - $47,234 +63% -54% 250 $189   $109,628,231 59
Oct 11, 2008 - $65,284 +38% -54% 250 $261   $109,693,515 60
Oct 12, 2008 - $38,242 -41% -53% 250 $153   $109,731,757 61
Oct 13, 2008 - $16,796 -56% -30% 250 $67   $109,748,553 62
Oct 14, 2008 - $13,540 -19% -51% 250 $54   $109,762,093 63
Oct 15, 2008 - $11,509 -15% -59% 250 $46   $109,773,602 64
Oct 16, 2008 - $13,266 +15% -54% 250 $53   $109,786,868 65
Oct 17, 2008 - $28,752 +117% -39% 179 $161   $109,815,620 66
Oct 18, 2008 - $40,143 +40% -39% 179 $224   $109,855,763 67
Oct 19, 2008 - $20,370 -49% -47% 179 $114   $109,876,133 68
Oct 20, 2008 - $7,018 -66% -58% 179 $39   $109,883,151 69
Oct 21, 2008 - $9,235 +32% -32% 179 $52   $109,892,386 70
Oct 22, 2008 - $8,522 -8% -26% 179 $48   $109,900,908 71
Oct 23, 2008 - $7,336 -14% -45% 179 $41   $109,908,244 72
Oct 24, 2008 - $56,692 +673% +97% 228 $249   $109,964,936 73
Oct 25, 2008 - $69,631 +23% +73% 228 $305   $110,034,567 74
Oct 26, 2008 - $45,682 -34% +124% 228 $200   $110,080,249 75
Oct 27, 2008 - $16,248 -64% +132% 228 $71   $110,096,497 76
Oct 28, 2008 - $19,097 +18% +107% 228 $84   $110,115,594 77
Oct 29, 2008 - $17,267 -10% +103% 228 $76   $110,132,861 78
Oct 30, 2008 - $15,876 -8% +116% 228 $70   $110,148,737 79
Oct 31, 2008 - $22,034 +39% -61% 228 $97   $110,170,771 80
Nov 1, 2008 - $59,502 +170% -15% 228 $261   $110,230,273 81
Nov 2, 2008 - $38,521 -35% -16% 228 $169   $110,268,794 82
Nov 3, 2008 - $10,877 -72% -33% 228 $48   $110,279,671 83
Nov 4, 2008 - $13,288 +22% -30% 228 $58   $110,292,959 84
Nov 5, 2008 - $13,958 +5% -19% 228 $61   $110,306,917 85
Nov 6, 2008 - $13,903 n/c -12% 228 $61   $110,320,820 86
Nov 7, 2008 - $28,340 +104% +29% 165 $172   $110,349,160 87
Nov 8, 2008 - $41,809 +48% -30% 165 $253   $110,390,969 88
Nov 9, 2008 - $25,733 -38% -33% 165 $156   $110,416,702 89
Nov 10, 2008 - $11,327 -56% +4% 165 $69   $110,428,029 90
Nov 11, 2008 - $14,936 +32% +12% 165 $91   $110,442,965 91
Nov 12, 2008 - $9,010 -40% -35% 165 $55   $110,451,975 92
Nov 13, 2008 - $9,332 +4% -33% 165 $57   $110,461,307 93

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 2008 8 $11,032,792   3,319 $3,324   $11,032,792 1
Aug 15, 2008 1 $49,567,720 +349% 3,319 $14,935   $49,567,720 2
Aug 22, 2008 1 $22,766,104 -54% 3,352 $6,792   $72,333,824 3
Aug 29, 2008 1 $16,977,095 -25% 3,473 $4,888   $89,310,919 4
Sep 5, 2008 2 $9,479,745 -44% 3,446 $2,751   $98,790,664 5
Sep 12, 2008 5 $5,458,817 -42% 2,927 $1,865   $104,249,481 6
Sep 19, 2008 10 $3,334,234 -39% 2,333 $1,429   $107,583,715 7
Sep 26, 2008 16 $1,561,854 -53% 1,354 $1,154   $109,145,569 8
Oct 3, 2008 26 $435,428 -72% 485 $898   $109,580,997 9
Oct 10, 2008 35 $205,871 -53% 250 $823   $109,786,868 10
Oct 17, 2008 38 $121,376 -41% 179 $678   $109,908,244 11
Oct 24, 2008 30 $240,493 +98% 228 $1,055   $110,148,737 12
Oct 31, 2008 36 $172,083 -28% 220 $782   $110,320,820 13
Nov 7, 2008 39 $140,487 -18% 165 $851   $110,461,307 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/21/2008 $0 0 1 2 $152 4/2/2021
 
Rest of World $80,629,791
 
International Total$80,629,943 4/2/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 23, 20082878,930 878,930$15,800,788$15,800,7881
Nov 30, 20085693,214-21% 1,572,144$11,734,796$27,535,5842
Dec 7, 20089258,535-63% 1,830,679$4,160,345$31,695,9293
Dec 14, 200811200,279-23% 2,030,958$3,170,917$34,866,8464
Dec 21, 200813237,743+19% 2,268,701$3,769,154$38,636,0005
Dec 28, 200817228,810-4% 2,497,511$3,635,059$42,271,0596
Jan 4, 20092299,349-57% 2,596,860$1,605,977$43,877,0367
Jan 11, 20093057,141-42% 2,654,001$1,131,398$45,008,4348
Jan 18, 20092841,391-28% 2,695,392$790,725$45,799,1599
Jan 25, 20092745,469+10% 2,740,861$703,828$46,502,98710

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

Leading Cast

Ben Stiller    Speedman
Jack Black    Jeff 'Fats' Portnoy
Robert Downey, Jr.    Kirk Lazarus

Supporting Cast

Steve Coogan    Damian Cockburn
Jay Baruchel    Kevin Sandusky
Danny McBride    Cody
Brandon T. Jackson    Alpa Chino
Bill Hader    Studio Executive Rob Slolom
Nick Nolte    Four Leaf Tayback
Brandon Soo Hoo    Tran
Trieu Tran    Tru
Matthew McConaughey    Rick Peck
Tom Cruise    Lee Grossman
Reggie Lee    Byong
Christine Taylor    Rebecca

Cameos

Matt Levin    Cameraperson
Tobey Maguire    Himself
Jeff Kahn    Snooty Waiter
Tyra Banks    Herself
Jon Voight    Himself
Jennifer Love Hewitt    Herself
Jason Bateman    Himself
Alicia Silverstone    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ben Stiller    Director
Justin Theroux    Screenwriter
Ben Stiller    Screenwriter
Etan Cohen    Screenwriter
Ben Stiller    Story Creator
Justin Theroux    Story Creator
Stuart Cornfeld    Producer
Ben Stiller    Producer
Eric McLeod    Producer
Justin Theroux    Executive Producer
Brian Taylor    Co-Producer
John Toll    Cinematographer
Greg Hayden    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
George Drakoulias    Music Supervisor
Jeff Mann    Production Designer
Richard L. Johnson    Art Director
Dan Webster    Art Director
John Chichester    Set Designer
Maria Baker    Set Designer
Jeff Ozimek    Set Designer
John Warnke    Set Designer
Daniel B. Clancy    Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Brookshire    Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Henighan    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Meinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Josh Bleibtreu    Second Unit Camera
Kathy Driscoll*    Casting Director
Francine Maisler    Casting Director

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

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New Releases Come Together

September 11th, 2008

There are four wide releases this week, and the odds are that all four will place in the top four on the chart. However, there are some disagreements among analysts on which films have a shot at topping the chart, and which will struggle. But (almost) everyone agrees that the overall box office will grow from last weekend, and most agree it will grow from the same weekend last year. More...

Box Office in Dangerous Territory

September 8th, 2008

After the summer comes the fall, which was certainly true this past weekend. Bangkok Dangerous and rest of the market only pulled in just $68 million over the weekend, which is 45% lower than last weekend. However, while that's a huge drop-off, more importantly it is nearly 15% lower than the same weekend last year and the ninth weakest weekend since 2000, and worst weekend in five years. Year-to-date, 2008 is now behind 2007 by just over 1% at $6.75 billion to $6.82 billion, but hopefully it will bounce back next weekend. I can't imagine it will be worse. More...

Bangkok Dangerous Leads a Weak First Fall Weekend

September 7th, 2008

With the Summer season over, Hollywood started the Fall with a soft weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Bangkok Dangerous is expected to win the weekend with an estimated $7.8 million, just ahead of Tropic Thunder's $7.5 million, in its fourth weekend in release. The last time no movie topped $10 million in a weekend was April, 2007 when Disturbia topped the charts with a shade over $9 million. To find a number one movie that earned less than $8 million, one has to go back exactly five years, to September, 2003, when Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star topped with just $6.66 million. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

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

Post-Labor Pains

September 5th, 2008

Can Tropic Thunder do it? Can Tropic Thunder match The Dark Knight's winning streak? ... Probably not, but it has a shot, thanks to the weakness in the new releases this week (or should that say new release?), and the historically slow post-Labor Day weekend. More...

Summer's Stormy End

September 2nd, 2008

The Dark Knight did what few films in the past decade were able to do, lead the box office charts for four weeks in a row. Now Tropic Thunder is one weekend away from tying that mark. However, it was able to win this weekend thanks to weakness in the new releases, which caused the box office to slump. From Friday to Sunday the industry brought in $98 million, which was 8% lower than last weekend and 17% lower than the same weekend last year. Over four days, $124 million was earned, which was again 17% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 fell further behind $6.67 billion to $6.73 billion, but that is still less than a 1% difference and certainly not an insurmountable lead. More...

International Details - Hell Pulls in the Gold

August 31st, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army returned to the international chart in sixth place with $7.20 million on 828 screens in 14 markets for a total of $32.93 million. Of that weekend haul, $5.45 million was earned on 464 screens in the U.K., where it topped the charts this past weekend. Compared to the original, this film has made more domestically and more worldwide, while it is nearing its international total with openings in Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, and other markets left ahead of it. More...

Laborious Weekend for New Releases

August 28th, 2008

Labor Day long weekend is the final weekend of summer, but far from ending on a high note, it is arguably the slowest long weekend of the year. And this year it looks to be no different, at least in terms of box office numbers. In terms of new releases, well, that's a another story with four movies opening wide, and another expanding wide. It is very unlikely that they will all succeed; in fact, it is more likely that they will all bomb. This makes it very difficult to predict which new release will come out on top, if any do. More...

Bunnies Make Some Noise but Tropic Stays Hot

August 25th, 2008

Summer is winding down and the overall box office numbers show that quite clearly. Over the weekend, $106 million worth of tickets were sold, which is 15% lower than last weekend. On the other hand, it is a mere 1.3% lower than the same weekend last year, which continues the month-long slump. However, while 2008 is behind 2007's pace, it is by just 0.5% at $6.50 billion to $6.53 billion. More...

International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. More...

Race to the Top

August 22nd, 2008

Four films are opening in wide release this week, none of which can be called marquee releases. However, most of them should be able to cut out a slice of the shrinking summer box office pie. Most of them. A couple even have a shot at first place. More...

Thunder Rumbles to the Top

August 18th, 2008

We finally had a new box office champion last weekend, as Tropic Thunder earned top spot and dethrowned The Dark Knight. Additionally, overall box office receipts of $124 million were stronger than they have been in a few weeks. That's 3.5% higher than last weekend, but sadly just over 4% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than a percent, $6.34 billion to $6.37 billion. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of August 15, 2008

August 16th, 2008

Not a good week for movie sites with more than a few that are missing, broken, or even worse, MySpace. That said, Tropic Thunder's Official Site is top-notch and worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Thunder Starts to Make Noise

August 14th, 2008

As summer winds down, the box office potential of the wide releases slumps, but the number of wide releases increases. This week we have three (and a couple of not so wide releases that we will get to later), including one that is already in theaters. None are likely to set the box office on fire. That said, there's almost no chance that The Dark Knight will repeat as the box office winner, which will bring an end to its nearly month-long reign. However, it will hit a milestone of its own. More...

2008 Preview: August

August 1st, 2008

Summer usually comes screeching to a halt early in August, usually by the second weekend in August. However, this year we could have a $100 million hit opening each of the first three weeks. Or we could have no $100 million hits opening during the whole month. On the other end, there are a number of releases that probably looked good on paper, but failed to live up to their potential, not to mention a few that could not have looked good, even on paper. (I'm looking at you, Disaster Movie.) More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 20, 2008

July 20th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for My Bloody Valentine, Janky Promoters, Alpha and Omega and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 11, 2007

February 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Indiana Jones 4, The Mummy 3, Hellboy 2 and more. More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,812,796 (23.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,319 opening theaters/3,473 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $162,078,866

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: August 21st, 2008 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 18th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
R for pervasive language, crude sexual references, violent content, drug material and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2684 (cert #53254) (Director's Cut), 6/9/2021)
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Zombieland: Double Tap
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Keywords: Movie Business, War, Gratuitous Cameos, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, LGBTQ+, Coming Out, Singers, Comeback
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Red Hour Productions, Goldcrest Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 29 $11,518,611 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $18,128,172 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 27 $14,602,121 Aug 29, 2008 19
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $22,981,047 Aug 29, 2008 19
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 92 $11,518,611 Aug 29, 2008 19
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 66 $25,812,796 Aug 15, 2008 5

Leading Cast

Ben Stiller    Speedman
Jack Black    Jeff 'Fats' Portnoy
Robert Downey, Jr.    Kirk Lazarus

Supporting Cast

Steve Coogan    Damian Cockburn
Jay Baruchel    Kevin Sandusky
Danny McBride    Cody
Brandon T. Jackson    Alpa Chino
Bill Hader    Studio Executive Rob Slolom
Nick Nolte    Four Leaf Tayback
Brandon Soo Hoo    Tran
Trieu Tran    Tru
Matthew McConaughey    Rick Peck
Tom Cruise    Lee Grossman
Reggie Lee    Byong
Christine Taylor    Rebecca

Cameos

Matt Levin    Cameraperson
Tobey Maguire    Himself
Jeff Kahn    Snooty Waiter
Tyra Banks    Herself
Jon Voight    Himself
Jennifer Love Hewitt    Herself
Jason Bateman    Himself
Alicia Silverstone    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ben Stiller    Director
Justin Theroux    Screenwriter
Ben Stiller    Screenwriter
Etan Cohen    Screenwriter
Ben Stiller    Story Creator
Justin Theroux    Story Creator
Stuart Cornfeld    Producer
Ben Stiller    Producer
Eric McLeod    Producer
Justin Theroux    Executive Producer
Brian Taylor    Co-Producer
John Toll    Cinematographer
Greg Hayden    Editor
Theodore Shapiro    Composer
George Drakoulias    Music Supervisor
Jeff Mann    Production Designer
Richard L. Johnson    Art Director
Dan Webster    Art Director
John Chichester    Set Designer
Maria Baker    Set Designer
Jeff Ozimek    Set Designer
John Warnke    Set Designer
Daniel B. Clancy    Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Craig Henighan    Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Brookshire    Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Henighan    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Meinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Josh Bleibtreu    Second Unit Camera
Kathy Driscoll*    Casting Director
Francine Maisler    Casting Director

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

Oscar Contest - Category Highlight - Supporting Acting Roles

February 19th, 2009

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

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

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

Awards Season - SAG Strikes Back

December 28th, 2008

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

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

December 12th, 2008

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

DVD Sales - In the Black

December 9th, 2008

There were not many new releases to chart this week, but we did have a new number one as Hancock took top spot on the sales chart. That film sold 3.02 million units during its first week of release for a total of $61.23 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - Hancock Flies to the Top

December 9th, 2008

There were not that many new releases to chart this week, but Hancock was able to open on top with about 40% more rentals than Tropic Thunder. More...

DVD Releases for December 2, 2008

December 2nd, 2008

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

DVD Sales - WALL-E Sales Out of this World

December 1st, 2008

WALL-E was the biggest new release of the week, as it topped the sales chart with an impressive 6.20 million units sold and $112.07 million in consumer retail spending. This is the best opening week for a DVD since At World's End sold more than 8 million units during its opening week last year and it instantly puts the DVD into second place for the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Tropic Vacation

December 1st, 2008

Tropic Thunder topped the rental charts, generating about 20% more revenue than fellow new release WALL-E, which placed second. More...

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part II

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movie: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part one can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

International Details - World Sees Saw

November 9th, 2008

Saw V slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.44 million on 1703 screens in 26 markets for a total of $16.52 million. This week it opened in fourth place in Russia with $745,000 on 200 screens while in earned seventh place in Mexico with just $148,000 on 120 screens. As far as holdovers go, the film fell more than 60% in the U.K. to $1.55 million on 367 screens for a total of $7.53 million. More...

International Details - Number One is Number Six

November 3rd, 2008

Public Enemy Number One Part 1 opened in first place in France with $5.66 million on 489 screens. Adding in a couple of smaller markets and it pulled in $5.80 million on 527 screens in 3 markets over the weekend, landing in sixth place internationally. More...

International Details - Barcelona Strong in France, Italy

October 26th, 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona remained in sixth place internationally with $6.66 million on 1136 screens in 11 markets for a total of $22.85 million after a month of release. This includes France, where the film remained in first place with $3.15 million on 443 screens for the week and $7.68 million after two. Meanwhile, it opened in Italy with $2.16 million on 378 screens, which was enough for second place in that market. More...

International Details - Updates and More

October 19th, 2008

First some updates on Wednesday's numbers. Due to Columbus Day, we were relying on studio estimates instead of final numbers, and while they were mostly accurate, they were not entirely accurate. The Russia film, Admiral (Koltchak), did indeed top the charts with $12.51 million on 1,223 screens in 2 markets over the weekend and $13.31 million in total. Meanwhile, Eagle Eye added $10.88 million on 3,030 screens in 38 markets for a still early total of $29.41 million. Mamma Mia! continues its quest for $400 million with $8.37 million on 3,713 screens in 46 markets for a total of $390.72 million. These three films were very close to the original figures, however, the rest of the top five was different than originally reported, starting with... More...

International Details - United Germany Lifts Teutonic Offering

October 12th, 2008

German Unification Day helped The Baader Meinhof Complex grow by 10% as it remained in second place in Germany with $4.82 million on 594 screens for a total of $10.99 million after two weeks. Adding in two smaller markets and the film made $5.35 million on 660 screens in 3 markets for a total of $12.06 million. More...

International Top Five - Mamma Mia Still Singing a Profitable Song

October 1st, 2008

Mamma Mia! remained in top spot on the international chart with a nearly identical result to last week, earning $15.62 million on 4,152 screens in 44 markets for a total of $356.63 million internationally and $498.82 million worldwide. This includes an estimated $4.3 million on 436 screens in Russia, which was easily enough for first place. The film is also still cruising in the U.K. adding $1.10 million on 418 screens for a total of $113.40 million after nearly three months of release. At this point, one has to assume that Titanic's record is not out of reach, and that the studio might be willing to give it the extra push to put it over the top. More...

International Top Five - Mamma Mia Holds onto its High Note

September 24th, 2008

No major openings didn't hurt Mamma Mia! too much as it remained on top of the international charts with $15.15 million on 4036 screens on 45 markets for a total of $334.87 million. This includes $2.4 million on 462 screens in France, but that was for the full week. Meanwhile in the U.K. it added $1.30 million on 443 screens for a total of $110.87 million after nearly three months of release, which is not that far off Titanic 's record of roughly $120 million. More...

International Details - Journey on the International Box Office

September 21st, 2008

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

Burn on Fire at the Box Office

September 15th, 2008

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

International Details - Wanted Still in Demand

September 14th, 2008

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

New Releases Come Together

September 11th, 2008

There are four wide releases this week, and the odds are that all four will place in the top four on the chart. However, there are some disagreements among analysts on which films have a shot at topping the chart, and which will struggle. But (almost) everyone agrees that the overall box office will grow from last weekend, and most agree it will grow from the same weekend last year. More...

Box Office in Dangerous Territory

September 8th, 2008

After the summer comes the fall, which was certainly true this past weekend. Bangkok Dangerous and rest of the market only pulled in just $68 million over the weekend, which is 45% lower than last weekend. However, while that's a huge drop-off, more importantly it is nearly 15% lower than the same weekend last year and the ninth weakest weekend since 2000, and worst weekend in five years. Year-to-date, 2008 is now behind 2007 by just over 1% at $6.75 billion to $6.82 billion, but hopefully it will bounce back next weekend. I can't imagine it will be worse. More...

Bangkok Dangerous Leads a Weak First Fall Weekend

September 7th, 2008

With the Summer season over, Hollywood started the Fall with a soft weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Bangkok Dangerous is expected to win the weekend with an estimated $7.8 million, just ahead of Tropic Thunder's $7.5 million, in its fourth weekend in release. The last time no movie topped $10 million in a weekend was April, 2007 when Disturbia topped the charts with a shade over $9 million. To find a number one movie that earned less than $8 million, one has to go back exactly five years, to September, 2003, when Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star topped with just $6.66 million. More...

International Details - Zohan Messes with the International Box Office

September 7th, 2008

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

Post-Labor Pains

September 5th, 2008

Can Tropic Thunder do it? Can Tropic Thunder match The Dark Knight's winning streak? ... Probably not, but it has a shot, thanks to the weakness in the new releases this week (or should that say new release?), and the historically slow post-Labor Day weekend. More...

Summer's Stormy End

September 2nd, 2008

The Dark Knight did what few films in the past decade were able to do, lead the box office charts for four weeks in a row. Now Tropic Thunder is one weekend away from tying that mark. However, it was able to win this weekend thanks to weakness in the new releases, which caused the box office to slump. From Friday to Sunday the industry brought in $98 million, which was 8% lower than last weekend and 17% lower than the same weekend last year. Over four days, $124 million was earned, which was again 17% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 fell further behind $6.67 billion to $6.73 billion, but that is still less than a 1% difference and certainly not an insurmountable lead. More...

International Details - Hell Pulls in the Gold

August 31st, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army returned to the international chart in sixth place with $7.20 million on 828 screens in 14 markets for a total of $32.93 million. Of that weekend haul, $5.45 million was earned on 464 screens in the U.K., where it topped the charts this past weekend. Compared to the original, this film has made more domestically and more worldwide, while it is nearing its international total with openings in Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, and other markets left ahead of it. More...

Laborious Weekend for New Releases

August 28th, 2008

Labor Day long weekend is the final weekend of summer, but far from ending on a high note, it is arguably the slowest long weekend of the year. And this year it looks to be no different, at least in terms of box office numbers. In terms of new releases, well, that's a another story with four movies opening wide, and another expanding wide. It is very unlikely that they will all succeed; in fact, it is more likely that they will all bomb. This makes it very difficult to predict which new release will come out on top, if any do. More...

Bunnies Make Some Noise but Tropic Stays Hot

August 25th, 2008

Summer is winding down and the overall box office numbers show that quite clearly. Over the weekend, $106 million worth of tickets were sold, which is 15% lower than last weekend. On the other hand, it is a mere 1.3% lower than the same weekend last year, which continues the month-long slump. However, while 2008 is behind 2007's pace, it is by just 0.5% at $6.50 billion to $6.53 billion. More...

International Details - Cliff Strong Overseas

August 24th, 2008

Ponyo on the Cliff is locked in first place in Japan growing by 13% to $7.75 million on 481 screens over the weekend for a total of $90.47 million at the end of last weekend, and it is likely that it has hit $100 million in the meantime. More...

Race to the Top

August 22nd, 2008

Four films are opening in wide release this week, none of which can be called marquee releases. However, most of them should be able to cut out a slice of the shrinking summer box office pie. Most of them. A couple even have a shot at first place. More...

Thunder Rumbles to the Top

August 18th, 2008

We finally had a new box office champion last weekend, as Tropic Thunder earned top spot and dethrowned The Dark Knight. Additionally, overall box office receipts of $124 million were stronger than they have been in a few weeks. That's 3.5% higher than last weekend, but sadly just over 4% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than a percent, $6.34 billion to $6.37 billion. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of August 15, 2008

August 16th, 2008

Not a good week for movie sites with more than a few that are missing, broken, or even worse, MySpace. That said, Tropic Thunder's Official Site is top-notch and worthy of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Thunder Starts to Make Noise

August 14th, 2008

As summer winds down, the box office potential of the wide releases slumps, but the number of wide releases increases. This week we have three (and a couple of not so wide releases that we will get to later), including one that is already in theaters. None are likely to set the box office on fire. That said, there's almost no chance that The Dark Knight will repeat as the box office winner, which will bring an end to its nearly month-long reign. However, it will hit a milestone of its own. More...

2008 Preview: August

August 1st, 2008

Summer usually comes screeching to a halt early in August, usually by the second weekend in August. However, this year we could have a $100 million hit opening each of the first three weeks. Or we could have no $100 million hits opening during the whole month. On the other end, there are a number of releases that probably looked good on paper, but failed to live up to their potential, not to mention a few that could not have looked good, even on paper. (I'm looking at you, Disaster Movie.) More...

New Movie US Release Dates - July 20, 2008

July 20th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for My Bloody Valentine, Janky Promoters, Alpha and Omega and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 28, 2008

March 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Crazy on the Outside, Two Lovers, W., and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 17, 2008

February 17th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Four Christmases, Star Trek XI and more! More...

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February 11th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Indiana Jones 4, The Mummy 3, Hellboy 2 and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2008 1 $25,812,796   3,319 $7,777   $25,812,796 1
Aug 22, 2008 1 $16,272,195 -37% 3,352 $4,854   $65,839,915 2
Aug 29, 2008 1 $11,518,611 -29% 3,473 $3,317   $83,852,435 3
Sep 5, 2008 2 $7,230,710 -37% 3,446 $2,098   $96,541,629 4
Sep 12, 2008 5 $4,183,405 -42% 2,927 $1,429   $102,974,069 5
Sep 19, 2008 11 $2,556,241 -39% 2,333 $1,096   $106,805,722 6
Sep 26, 2008 16 $1,184,950 -54% 1,354 $875   $108,768,665 7
Oct 3, 2008 26 $326,593 -72% 485 $673   $109,472,162 8
Oct 10, 2008 34 $150,760 -54% 250 $603   $109,731,757 9
Oct 17, 2008 39 $89,265 -41% 179 $499   $109,876,133 10
Oct 24, 2008 32 $172,005 +93% 228 $754   $110,080,249 11
Oct 31, 2008 35 $120,057 -30% 220 $546   $110,268,794 12
Nov 7, 2008 38 $95,882 -20% 165 $581   $110,416,702 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 2008 1 $6,503,141     3,319 $1,959   $6,503,141 1
Aug 14, 2008 1 $4,529,651 -30%   3,319 $1,365   $11,032,792 2
Aug 15, 2008 1 $8,208,800 +81%   3,319 $2,473   $19,241,592 3
Aug 16, 2008 1 $9,582,941 +17%   3,319 $2,887   $28,824,533 4
Aug 17, 2008 1 $8,021,055 -16%   3,319 $2,417   $36,845,588 5
Aug 18, 2008 1 $3,590,742 -55%   3,319 $1,082   $40,436,330 6
Aug 19, 2008 1 $3,527,597 -2%   3,319 $1,063   $43,963,927 7
Aug 20, 2008 1 $2,905,228 -18% -55% 3,319 $875   $46,869,155 8
Aug 21, 2008 1 $2,698,565 -7% -40% 3,319 $813   $49,567,720 9
Aug 22, 2008 2 $4,884,338 +81% -40% 3,352 $1,457   $54,452,058 10
Aug 23, 2008 1 $6,477,403 +33% -32% 3,352 $1,932   $60,929,461 11
Aug 24, 2008 1 $4,950,454 -24% -38% 3,352 $1,477   $65,879,915 12
Aug 25, 2008 1 $1,897,596 -62% -47% 3,352 $566   $67,777,511 13
Aug 26, 2008 1 $1,790,558 -6% -49% 3,352 $534   $69,568,069 14
Aug 27, 2008 1 $1,439,940 -20% -50% 3,352 $430   $71,008,009 15
Aug 28, 2008 1 $1,365,815 -5% -49% 3,352 $407   $72,333,824 16
Aug 29, 2008 2 $3,014,038 +121% -38% 3,473 $868   $75,347,862 17
Aug 30, 2008 1 $4,200,171 +39% -35% 3,473 $1,209   $79,548,033 18
Aug 31, 2008 1 $4,304,402 +2% -13% 3,473 $1,239   $83,852,435 19
Sep 1, 2008 1 $3,083,510 -28% +62% 3,473 $888   $86,935,945 20
Sep 2, 2008 1 $899,643 -71% -50% 3,473 $259   $87,835,588 21
Sep 3, 2008 1 $751,881 -16% -48% 3,473 $216   $88,587,469 22
Sep 4, 2008 1 $723,450 -4% -47% 3,473 $208   $89,310,919 23
Sep 5, 2008 2 $2,103,284 +191% -30% 3,446 $610   $91,414,203 24
Sep 6, 2008 1 $3,397,702 +62% -19% 3,446 $986   $94,811,905 25
Sep 7, 2008 2 $1,729,724 -49% -60% 3,446 $502   $96,541,629 26
Sep 8, 2008 2 $528,967 -69% -83% 3,446 $154   $97,070,596 27
Sep 9, 2008 2 $641,461 +21% -29% 3,446 $186   $97,712,057 28
Sep 10, 2008 2 $535,653 -16% -29% 3,446 $155   $98,247,710 29
Sep 11, 2008 1 $542,954 +1% -25% 3,446 $158   $98,790,664 30
Sep 12, 2008 6 $1,218,010 +124% -42% 2,927 $416   $100,008,674 31
Sep 13, 2008 7 $1,901,683 +56% -44% 2,927 $650   $101,910,357 32
Sep 14, 2008 5 $1,063,712 -44% -39% 2,927 $363   $102,974,069 33
Sep 15, 2008 5 $313,954 -70% -41% 2,927 $107   $103,288,023 34
Sep 16, 2008 5 $337,887 +8% -47% 2,927 $115   $103,625,910 35
Sep 17, 2008 5 $305,157 -10% -43% 2,927 $104   $103,931,067 36
Sep 18, 2008 5 $318,414 +4% -41% 2,927 $109   $104,249,481 37
Sep 19, 2008 11 $750,102 +136% -38% 2,333 $322   $104,999,583 38
Sep 20, 2008 11 $1,180,366 +57% -38% 2,333 $506   $106,169,366 39
Sep 21, 2008 10 $625,773 -47% -41% 2,333 $268   $106,805,722 40
Sep 22, 2008 10 $186,618 -70% -41% 2,333 $80   $106,992,340 41
Sep 23, 2008 10 $206,938 +11% -39% 2,333 $89   $107,199,278 42
Sep 24, 2008 10 $192,089 -7% -37% 2,333 $82   $107,391,367 43
Sep 25, 2008 10 $192,348 n/c -40% 2,333 $82   $107,583,715 44
Sep 26, 2008 - $322,800 +68% -57% 1,354 $238   $107,906,515 45
Sep 27, 2008 - $572,103 +77% -52% 1,354 $423   $108,478,618 46
Sep 28, 2008 - $290,047 -49% -54% 1,354 $214   $108,768,665 47
Sep 29, 2008 - $91,743 -68% -51% 1,354 $68   $108,860,408 48
Sep 30, 2008 - $107,617 +17% -48% 1,354 $79   $108,968,025 49
Oct 1, 2008 - $95,181 -12% -50% 1,354 $70   $109,063,206 50
Oct 2, 2008 - $82,363 -13% -57% 1,354 $61   $109,145,569 51
Oct 3, 2008 - $102,000 +24% -68% 485 $210   $109,247,569 52
Oct 4, 2008 - $142,436 +40% -75% 485 $294   $109,390,005 53
Oct 5, 2008 - $82,157 -42% -72% 485 $169   $109,472,162 54
Oct 6, 2008 - $24,141 -71% -74% 485 $50   $109,496,303 55
Oct 7, 2008 - $27,835 +15% -74% 485 $57   $109,524,138 56
Oct 8, 2008 - $27,918 n/c -71% 485 $58   $109,552,056 57
Oct 9, 2008 - $28,941 +4% -65% 485 $60   $109,580,997 58
Oct 10, 2008 - $47,234 +63% -54% 250 $189   $109,628,231 59
Oct 11, 2008 - $65,284 +38% -54% 250 $261   $109,693,515 60
Oct 12, 2008 - $38,242 -41% -53% 250 $153   $109,731,757 61
Oct 13, 2008 - $16,796 -56% -30% 250 $67   $109,748,553 62
Oct 14, 2008 - $13,540 -19% -51% 250 $54   $109,762,093 63
Oct 15, 2008 - $11,509 -15% -59% 250 $46   $109,773,602 64
Oct 16, 2008 - $13,266 +15% -54% 250 $53   $109,786,868 65
Oct 17, 2008 - $28,752 +117% -39% 179 $161   $109,815,620 66
Oct 18, 2008 - $40,143 +40% -39% 179 $224   $109,855,763 67
Oct 19, 2008 - $20,370 -49% -47% 179 $114   $109,876,133 68
Oct 20, 2008 - $7,018 -66% -58% 179 $39   $109,883,151 69
Oct 21, 2008 - $9,235 +32% -32% 179 $52   $109,892,386 70
Oct 22, 2008 - $8,522 -8% -26% 179 $48   $109,900,908 71
Oct 23, 2008 - $7,336 -14% -45% 179 $41   $109,908,244 72
Oct 24, 2008 - $56,692 +673% +97% 228 $249   $109,964,936 73
Oct 25, 2008 - $69,631 +23% +73% 228 $305   $110,034,567 74
Oct 26, 2008 - $45,682 -34% +124% 228 $200   $110,080,249 75
Oct 27, 2008 - $16,248 -64% +132% 228 $71   $110,096,497 76
Oct 28, 2008 - $19,097 +18% +107% 228 $84   $110,115,594 77
Oct 29, 2008 - $17,267 -10% +103% 228 $76   $110,132,861 78
Oct 30, 2008 - $15,876 -8% +116% 228 $70   $110,148,737 79
Oct 31, 2008 - $22,034 +39% -61% 228 $97   $110,170,771 80
Nov 1, 2008 - $59,502 +170% -15% 228 $261   $110,230,273 81
Nov 2, 2008 - $38,521 -35% -16% 228 $169   $110,268,794 82
Nov 3, 2008 - $10,877 -72% -33% 228 $48   $110,279,671 83
Nov 4, 2008 - $13,288 +22% -30% 228 $58   $110,292,959 84
Nov 5, 2008 - $13,958 +5% -19% 228 $61   $110,306,917 85
Nov 6, 2008 - $13,903 n/c -12% 228 $61   $110,320,820 86
Nov 7, 2008 - $28,340 +104% +29% 165 $172   $110,349,160 87
Nov 8, 2008 - $41,809 +48% -30% 165 $253   $110,390,969 88
Nov 9, 2008 - $25,733 -38% -33% 165 $156   $110,416,702 89
Nov 10, 2008 - $11,327 -56% +4% 165 $69   $110,428,029 90
Nov 11, 2008 - $14,936 +32% +12% 165 $91   $110,442,965 91
Nov 12, 2008 - $9,010 -40% -35% 165 $55   $110,451,975 92
Nov 13, 2008 - $9,332 +4% -33% 165 $57   $110,461,307 93

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 2008 8 $11,032,792   3,319 $3,324   $11,032,792 1
Aug 15, 2008 1 $49,567,720 +349% 3,319 $14,935   $49,567,720 2
Aug 22, 2008 1 $22,766,104 -54% 3,352 $6,792   $72,333,824 3
Aug 29, 2008 1 $16,977,095 -25% 3,473 $4,888   $89,310,919 4
Sep 5, 2008 2 $9,479,745 -44% 3,446 $2,751   $98,790,664 5
Sep 12, 2008 5 $5,458,817 -42% 2,927 $1,865   $104,249,481 6
Sep 19, 2008 10 $3,334,234 -39% 2,333 $1,429   $107,583,715 7
Sep 26, 2008 16 $1,561,854 -53% 1,354 $1,154   $109,145,569 8
Oct 3, 2008 26 $435,428 -72% 485 $898   $109,580,997 9
Oct 10, 2008 35 $205,871 -53% 250 $823   $109,786,868 10
Oct 17, 2008 38 $121,376 -41% 179 $678   $109,908,244 11
Oct 24, 2008 30 $240,493 +98% 228 $1,055   $110,148,737 12
Oct 31, 2008 36 $172,083 -28% 220 $782   $110,320,820 13
Nov 7, 2008 39 $140,487 -18% 165 $851   $110,461,307 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/21/2008 $0 0 1 2 $152 4/2/2021
 
Rest of World $80,629,791
 
International Total$80,629,943 4/2/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 23, 20082878,930 878,930$15,800,788$15,800,7881
Nov 30, 20085693,214-21% 1,572,144$11,734,796$27,535,5842
Dec 7, 20089258,535-63% 1,830,679$4,160,345$31,695,9293
Dec 14, 200811200,279-23% 2,030,958$3,170,917$34,866,8464
Dec 21, 200813237,743+19% 2,268,701$3,769,154$38,636,0005
Dec 28, 200817228,810-4% 2,497,511$3,635,059$42,271,0596
Jan 4, 20092299,349-57% 2,596,860$1,605,977$43,877,0367
Jan 11, 20093057,141-42% 2,654,001$1,131,398$45,008,4348
Jan 18, 20092841,391-28% 2,695,392$790,725$45,799,1599
Jan 25, 20092745,469+10% 2,740,861$703,828$46,502,98710

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