12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $56,671,993Details
International Box Office $124,093,068Details
Worldwide Box Office $180,765,061
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $17,621,301 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $7,898,588 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $25,519,889
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$923,715 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,474 max. theaters, 10.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,026,245

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 18th, 2013 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
November 8th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Greece)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
December 13th, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
December 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 4th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2266, 4/4/2013)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2014
Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Birth of a Nation
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slavery, Biography, Fugitive / On the Run, Escape, Sex Crimes, Non-Chronological, Epilogue, Intertitle, Musicians, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1800s, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, New Regency, Film4
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 86 $8,337 May 2, 2014 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 83 $17,141 Apr 25, 2014 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 68 $25,972 Apr 18, 2014 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 64 $32,935 Apr 11, 2014 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 46 $65,934 Apr 4, 2014 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 28 $134,083 Mar 28, 2014 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 13 $439,762 Mar 21, 2014 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 28 $1,222,892 Mar 14, 2014 150
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 5 $1,222,892 Mar 14, 2014 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 12 $2,110,812 Mar 7, 2014 143
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 3 $2,110,812 Mar 7, 2014 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 62 $975,931 Feb 28, 2014 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 12 $975,931 Feb 28, 2014 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 28 $522,497 Feb 21, 2014 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 34 $562,764 Feb 14, 2014 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 28 $816,563 Feb 7, 2014 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 82 $1,442,164 Jan 31, 2014 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 18 $1,442,164 Jan 31, 2014 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 67 $2,031,316 Jan 24, 2014 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 13 $2,031,316 Jan 24, 2014 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 22 $1,539,838 Jan 17, 2014 94
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 83 $1,146,959 Dec 6, 2013 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 40 $2,305,038 Nov 29, 2013 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 35 $2,833,635 Nov 22, 2013 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 17 $4,604,706 Nov 15, 2013 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 9 $6,675,731 Nov 8, 2013 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 130 $6,675,731 Nov 8, 2013 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $9,001,874 Nov 8, 2013 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 14 $4,792,214 Nov 1, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 48 $2,134,325 Oct 25, 2013 10
Top 2013 Theater Average 11 $48,617 Oct 18, 2013 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 33 1,455 Oct 18, 2013 0

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2013 16 $923,715   19 $48,617   $923,715 1
Oct 25, 2013 8 $2,134,325 +131% 123 $17,352   $3,394,268 2
Nov 1, 2013 7 $4,792,214 +125% 410 $11,688   $8,952,538 3
Nov 8, 2013 7 $6,675,731 +39% 1,144 $5,835   $17,421,312 4
Nov 15, 2013 8 $4,604,706 -31% 1,411 $3,263   $24,853,491 5
Nov 22, 2013 9 $2,833,635 -38% 1,474 $1,922   $29,426,947 6
Nov 29, 2013 13 $2,305,038 -19% 1,165 $1,979   $33,155,242 7
Dec 6, 2013 14 $1,146,959 -50% 1,082 $1,060   $35,019,079 8
Dec 13, 2013 16 $732,825 -36% 497 $1,474   $36,364,513 9
Dec 20, 2013 20 $370,090 -49% 301 $1,230   $37,080,316 10
Dec 27, 2013 23 $372,979 +1% 154 $2,422   $37,798,963 11
Jan 3, 2014 24 $328,744 -12% 151 $2,177   $38,472,086 12
Jan 10, 2014 26 $270,760 -18% 114 $2,375   $38,904,535 13
Jan 17, 2014 17 $1,539,838 +469% 761 $2,023   $40,644,136 14
Jan 24, 2014 14 $2,031,316 +32% 1,231 $1,650   $43,560,133 15
Jan 31, 2014 13 $1,442,164 -29% 1,172 $1,231   $45,850,559 16
Feb 7, 2014 16 $816,563 -43% 678 $1,204   $47,347,837 17
Feb 14, 2014 21 $562,764 -31% 386 $1,458   $48,214,740 18
Feb 21, 2014 19 $522,497 -7% 349 $1,497   $49,077,220 19
Feb 28, 2014 18 $975,931 +87% 411 $2,375   $50,336,296 20
Mar 7, 2014 9 $2,110,812 +116% 1,065 $1,982   $53,042,847 21
Mar 14, 2014 14 $1,222,892 -42% 925 $1,322   $55,090,884 22
Mar 21, 2014 18 $439,762 -64% 522 $842   $56,030,347 23
Mar 28, 2014 26 $134,083 -70% 228 $588   $56,378,410 24
Apr 4, 2014 39 $65,934 -51% 128 $515   $56,501,001 25
Apr 11, 2014 47 $32,935 -50% 64 $515   $56,567,844 26
Apr 18, 2014 49 $25,972 -21% 53 $490   $56,614,633 27
Apr 25, 2014 59 $17,141 -34% 32 $536   $56,651,943 28
May 2, 2014 63 $8,337 -51% 20 $417   $56,667,870 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2013 16 $273,882     19 $14,415   $273,882 1
Oct 19, 2013 16 $381,712 +39%   19 $20,090   $655,594 2
Oct 20, 2013 14 $268,121 -30%   19 $14,112   $923,715 3
Oct 21, 2013 14 $90,213 -66%   19 $4,748   $1,013,928 4
Oct 22, 2013 14 $84,809 -6%   19 $4,464   $1,098,737 5
Oct 23, 2013 14 $83,358 -2%   19 $4,387   $1,182,095 6
Oct 24, 2013 14 $77,848 -7%   19 $4,097   $1,259,943 7
Oct 25, 2013 8 $621,889 +699% +127% 123 $5,056   $1,881,832 8
Oct 26, 2013 8 $926,549 +49% +143% 123 $7,533   $2,808,381 9
Oct 27, 2013 8 $585,887 -37% +119% 123 $4,763   $3,394,268 10
Oct 28, 2013 8 $195,188 -67% +116% 123 $1,587   $3,589,456 11
Oct 29, 2013 8 $213,882 +10% +152% 123 $1,739   $3,803,338 12
Oct 30, 2013 8 $186,272 -13% +123% 123 $1,514   $3,989,610 13
Oct 31, 2013 9 $170,714 -8% +119% 123 $1,388   $4,160,324 14
Nov 1, 2013 7 $1,272,416 +645% +105% 410 $3,103   $5,432,740 15
Nov 2, 2013 7 $2,172,146 +71% +134% 410 $5,298   $7,604,886 16
Nov 3, 2013 7 $1,347,652 -38% +130% 410 $3,287   $8,952,538 17
Nov 4, 2013 7 $448,732 -67% +130% 410 $1,094   $9,401,270 18
Nov 5, 2013 7 $522,207 +16% +144% 410 $1,274   $9,923,477 19
Nov 6, 2013 7 $425,757 -18% +129% 410 $1,038   $10,349,234 20
Nov 7, 2013 7 $396,347 -7% +132% 410 $967   $10,745,581 21
Nov 8, 2013 7 $1,857,890 +369% +46% 1,144 $1,624   $12,603,471 22
Nov 9, 2013 7 $2,871,251 +55% +32% 1,144 $2,510   $15,474,722 23
Nov 10, 2013 7 $1,946,590 -32% +44% 1,144 $1,702   $17,421,312 24
Nov 11, 2013 7 $1,127,622 -42% +151% 1,144 $986   $18,548,934 25
Nov 12, 2013 6 $652,564 -42% +25% 1,144 $570   $19,201,498 26
Nov 13, 2013 6 $537,442 -18% +26% 1,144 $470   $19,738,940 27
Nov 14, 2013 6 $509,845 -5% +29% 1,144 $446   $20,248,785 28
Nov 15, 2013 8 $1,338,504 +163% -28% 1,411 $949   $21,587,289 29
Nov 16, 2013 9 $2,085,392 +56% -27% 1,411 $1,478   $23,672,681 30
Nov 17, 2013 8 $1,180,810 -43% -39% 1,411 $837   $24,853,491 31
Nov 18, 2013 6 $412,646 -65% -63% 1,411 $292   $25,266,137 32
Nov 19, 2013 6 $530,373 +29% -19% 1,411 $376   $25,796,510 33
Nov 20, 2013 6 $429,531 -19% -20% 1,411 $304   $26,226,041 34
Nov 21, 2013 6 $367,271 -14% -28% 1,411 $260   $26,593,312 35
Nov 22, 2013 9 $803,774 +119% -40% 1,474 $545   $27,397,086 36
Nov 23, 2013 9 $1,269,179 +58% -39% 1,474 $861   $28,666,265 37
Nov 24, 2013 9 $760,682 -40% -36% 1,474 $516   $29,426,947 38
Nov 25, 2013 9 $301,896 -60% -27% 1,474 $205   $29,728,843 39
Nov 26, 2013 9 $389,303 +29% -27% 1,474 $264   $30,118,146 40
Nov 27, 2013 15 $356,606 -8% -17% 1,474 $242   $30,474,752 41
Nov 28, 2013 13 $375,452 +5% +2% 1,474 $255   $30,850,204 42
Nov 29, 2013 13 $901,375 +140% +12% 1,165 $774   $31,751,579 43
Nov 30, 2013 13 $915,167 +2% -28% 1,165 $786   $32,666,746 44
Dec 1, 2013 12 $488,496 -47% -36% 1,165 $419   $33,155,242 45
Dec 2, 2013 12 $158,756 -68% -47% 1,165 $136   $33,313,998 46
Dec 3, 2013 11 $201,277 +27% -48% 1,165 $173   $33,515,275 47
Dec 4, 2013 10 $176,761 -12% -50% 1,165 $152   $33,692,036 48
Dec 5, 2013 10 $180,084 +2% -52% 1,165 $155   $33,872,120 49
Dec 6, 2013 13 $315,785 +75% -65% 1,082 $292   $34,187,905 50
Dec 7, 2013 13 $525,285 +66% -43% 1,082 $485   $34,713,190 51
Dec 8, 2013 12 $305,889 -42% -37% 1,082 $283   $35,019,079 52
Dec 9, 2013 11 $130,374 -57% -18% 1,082 $120   $35,149,453 53
Dec 10, 2013 12 $165,203 +27% -18% 1,082 $153   $35,314,656 54
Dec 11, 2013 11 $140,972 -15% -20% 1,082 $130   $35,455,628 55
Dec 12, 2013 9 $176,060 +25% -2% 1,082 $163   $35,631,688 56
Dec 13, 2013 - $205,376 +17% -35% 497 $413   $35,837,064 57
Dec 14, 2013 - $302,239 +47% -42% 497 $608   $36,139,303 58
Dec 15, 2013 - $225,210 -25% -26% 497 $453   $36,364,513 59
Dec 16, 2013 15 $93,801 -58% -28% 497 $189   $36,458,314 60
Dec 17, 2013 16 $100,109 +7% -39% 497 $201   $36,558,423 61
Dec 18, 2013 16 $77,113 -23% -45% 497 $155   $36,635,536 62
Dec 19, 2013 16 $74,690 -3% -58% 497 $150   $36,710,226 63
Dec 20, 2013 - $92,328 +24% -55% 301 $307   $36,802,554 64
Dec 21, 2013 - $152,223 +65% -50% 301 $506   $36,954,777 65
Dec 22, 2013 - $125,539 -18% -44% 301 $417   $37,080,316 66
Dec 23, 2013 - $83,909 -33% -11% 301 $279   $37,164,225 67
Dec 24, 2013 - $73,820 -12% -26% 301 $245   $37,238,045 68
Dec 25, 2013 - $85,066 +15% +10% 301 $283   $37,323,111 69
Dec 26, 2013 - $102,873 +21% +38% 301 $342   $37,425,984 70
Dec 27, 2013 - $117,560 +14% +27% 154 $763   $37,543,544 71
Dec 28, 2013 - $145,705 +24% -4% 154 $946   $37,689,249 72
Dec 29, 2013 - $109,714 -25% -13% 154 $712   $37,798,963 73
Dec 30, 2013 - $84,685 -23% +1% 154 $550   $37,883,648 74
Dec 31, 2013 - $67,723 -20% -8% 154 $440   $37,951,371 75
Jan 1, 2014 - $123,789 +83% +46% 154 $804   $38,075,160 76
Jan 2, 2014 - $68,182 -45% -34% 154 $443   $38,143,342 77
Jan 3, 2014 - $97,569 +43% -17% 151 $646   $38,240,911 78
Jan 4, 2014 - $147,900 +52% +2% 151 $979   $38,388,811 79
Jan 5, 2014 - $83,275 -44% -24% 151 $551   $38,472,086 80
Jan 6, 2014 - $32,913 -60% -61% 151 $218   $38,504,999 81
Jan 7, 2014 - $41,141 +25% -39% 151 $272   $38,546,140 82
Jan 8, 2014 - $44,029 +7% -64% 151 $292   $38,590,169 83
Jan 9, 2014 - $43,606 -1% -36% 151 $289   $38,633,775 84
Jan 10, 2014 - $69,762 +60% -28% 114 $612   $38,703,537 85
Jan 11, 2014 - $127,100 +82% -14% 114 $1,115   $38,830,637 86
Jan 12, 2014 - $73,898 -42% -11% 114 $648   $38,904,535 87
Jan 13, 2014 - $45,724 -38% +39% 114 $401   $38,950,259 88
Jan 14, 2014 - $52,036 +14% +26% 114 $456   $39,002,295 89
Jan 15, 2014 - $45,358 -13% +3% 114 $398   $39,047,653 90
Jan 16, 2014 - $56,645 +25% +30% 114 $497   $39,104,298 91
Jan 17, 2014 18 $394,361 +596% +465% 761 $518   $39,498,659 92
Jan 18, 2014 17 $710,153 +80% +459% 761 $933   $40,208,812 93
Jan 19, 2014 17 $435,324 -39% +489% 761 $572   $40,644,136 94
Jan 20, 2014 16 $429,491 -1% +839% 761 $564   $41,073,627 95
Jan 21, 2014 16 $157,243 -63% +202% 761 $207   $41,230,870 96
Jan 22, 2014 17 $146,586 -7% +223% 761 $193   $41,377,456 97
Jan 23, 2014 17 $151,361 +3% +167% 761 $199   $41,528,817 98
Jan 24, 2014 14 $540,347 +257% +37% 1,231 $439   $42,069,164 99
Jan 25, 2014 16 $908,220 +68% +28% 1,231 $738   $42,977,384 100
Jan 26, 2014 13 $582,749 -36% +34% 1,231 $473   $43,560,133 101
Jan 27, 2014 12 $178,511 -69% -58% 1,231 $145   $43,738,644 102
Jan 28, 2014 12 $235,254 +32% +50% 1,231 $191   $43,973,898 103
Jan 29, 2014 10 $211,225 -10% +44% 1,231 $172   $44,185,123 104
Jan 30, 2014 12 $223,272 +6% +48% 1,231 $181   $44,408,395 105
Jan 31, 2014 13 $431,168 +93% -20% 1,172 $368   $44,839,563 106
Feb 1, 2014 13 $734,731 +70% -19% 1,172 $627   $45,574,294 107
Feb 2, 2014 13 $276,265 -62% -53% 1,172 $236   $45,850,559 108
Feb 3, 2014 13 $152,990 -45% -14% 1,172 $131   $46,003,549 109
Feb 4, 2014 13 $203,180 +33% -14% 1,172 $173   $46,206,729 110
Feb 5, 2014 13 $156,871 -23% -26% 1,172 $134   $46,363,600 111
Feb 6, 2014 13 $167,674 +7% -25% 1,172 $143   $46,531,274 112
Feb 7, 2014 16 $194,451 +16% -55% 678 $287   $46,725,725 113
Feb 8, 2014 16 $382,800 +97% -48% 678 $565   $47,108,525 114
Feb 9, 2014 17 $239,312 -37% -13% 678 $353   $47,347,837 115
Feb 10, 2014 17 $73,739 -69% -52% 678 $109   $47,421,576 116
Feb 11, 2014 17 $96,911 +31% -52% 678 $143   $47,518,487 117
Feb 12, 2014 17 $64,173 -34% -59% 678 $95   $47,582,660 118
Feb 13, 2014 18 $69,316 +8% -59% 678 $102   $47,651,976 119
Feb 14, 2014 - $131,226 +89% -33% 386 $340   $47,783,202 120
Feb 15, 2014 - $233,564 +78% -39% 386 $605   $48,016,766 121
Feb 16, 2014 - $197,974 -15% -17% 386 $513   $48,214,740 122
Feb 17, 2014 - $140,535 -29% +91% 386 $364   $48,355,275 123
Feb 18, 2014 - $72,660 -48% -25% 386 $188   $48,427,935 124
Feb 19, 2014 - $63,276 -13% -1% 386 $164   $48,491,211 125
Feb 20, 2014 - $63,512 n/c -8% 386 $165   $48,554,723 126
Feb 21, 2014 - $121,116 +91% -8% 349 $347   $48,675,839 127
Feb 22, 2014 - $241,358 +99% +3% 349 $692   $48,917,197 128
Feb 23, 2014 - $160,023 -34% -19% 349 $459   $49,077,220 129
Feb 24, 2014 18 $56,016 -65% -60% 349 $161   $49,133,236 130
Feb 25, 2014 18 $75,368 +35% +4% 349 $216   $49,208,604 131
Feb 26, 2014 18 $71,574 -5% +13% 349 $205   $49,280,178 132
Feb 27, 2014 17 $80,187 +12% +26% 349 $230   $49,360,365 133
Feb 28, 2014 18 $223,422 +179% +84% 411 $544   $49,583,787 134
Mar 1, 2014 17 $523,106 +134% +117% 411 $1,273   $50,106,893 135
Mar 2, 2014 - $229,403 -56% +43% 411 $558   $50,336,296 136
Mar 3, 2014 12 $150,781 -34% +169% 411 $367   $50,487,077 137
Mar 4, 2014 13 $169,383 +12% +125% 411 $412   $50,656,460 138
Mar 5, 2014 14 $132,964 -22% +86% 411 $324   $50,789,424 139
Mar 6, 2014 14 $142,611 +7% +78% 411 $347   $50,932,035 140
Mar 7, 2014 9 $584,085 +310% +161% 1,065 $548   $51,516,120 141
Mar 8, 2014 9 $972,509 +67% +86% 1,065 $913   $52,488,629 142
Mar 9, 2014 10 $554,218 -43% +142% 1,065 $520   $53,042,847 143
Mar 10, 2014 10 $183,862 -67% +22% 1,065 $173   $53,226,709 144
Mar 11, 2014 11 $245,823 +34% +45% 1,065 $231   $53,472,532 145
Mar 12, 2014 10 $200,142 -19% +51% 1,065 $188   $53,672,674 146
Mar 13, 2014 10 $195,318 -2% +37% 1,065 $183   $53,867,992 147
Mar 14, 2014 14 $336,605 +72% -42% 925 $364   $54,204,597 148
Mar 15, 2014 14 $540,201 +60% -44% 925 $584   $54,744,798 149
Mar 16, 2014 13 $346,086 -36% -38% 925 $374   $55,090,884 150
Mar 17, 2014 12 $120,926 -65% -34% 925 $131   $55,211,810 151
Mar 18, 2014 12 $156,101 +29% -36% 925 $169   $55,367,911 152
Mar 19, 2014 12 $122,050 -22% -39% 925 $132   $55,489,961 153
Mar 20, 2014 12 $100,624 -18% -48% 925 $109   $55,590,585 154
Mar 21, 2014 18 $120,900 +20% -64% 522 $232   $55,711,485 155
Mar 22, 2014 18 $199,466 +65% -63% 522 $382   $55,910,951 156
Mar 23, 2014 18 $119,396 -40% -66% 522 $229   $56,030,347 157
Mar 24, 2014 17 $50,082 -58% -59% 522 $96   $56,080,429 158
Mar 25, 2014 15 $66,598 +33% -57% 522 $128   $56,147,027 159
Mar 26, 2014 17 $54,245 -19% -56% 522 $104   $56,201,272 160
Mar 27, 2014 - $43,055 -21% -57% 522 $82   $56,244,327 161
Mar 28, 2014 - $37,766 -12% -69% 228 $166   $56,282,093 162
Mar 29, 2014 - $62,456 +65% -69% 228 $274   $56,344,549 163
Mar 30, 2014 - $33,861 -46% -72% 228 $149   $56,378,410 164
Mar 31, 2014 - $12,068 -64% -76% 228 $53   $56,390,478 165
Apr 1, 2014 - $17,313 +43% -74% 228 $76   $56,407,791 166
Apr 2, 2014 - $14,767 -15% -73% 228 $65   $56,422,558 167
Apr 3, 2014 - $12,509 -15% -71% 228 $55   $56,435,067 168
Apr 4, 2014 - $18,369 +47% -51% 128 $144   $56,453,436 169
Apr 5, 2014 - $30,205 +64% -52% 128 $236   $56,483,641 170
Apr 6, 2014 - $17,360 -43% -49% 128 $136   $56,501,001 171
Apr 7, 2014 - $7,704 -56% -36% 128 $60   $56,508,705 172
Apr 8, 2014 - $11,090 +44% -36% 128 $87   $56,519,795 173
Apr 9, 2014 - $7,069 -36% -52% 128 $55   $56,526,864 174
Apr 10, 2014 - $8,045 +14% -36% 128 $63   $56,534,909 175
Apr 11, 2014 - $9,457 +18% -49% 64 $148   $56,544,366 176
Apr 12, 2014 - $13,790 +46% -54% 64 $215   $56,558,156 177
Apr 13, 2014 - $9,688 -30% -44% 64 $151   $56,567,844 178
Apr 14, 2014 - $3,645 -62% -53% 64 $57   $56,571,489 179
Apr 15, 2014 - $5,742 +58% -48% 64 $90   $56,577,231 180
Apr 16, 2014 - $4,686 -18% -34% 64 $73   $56,581,917 181
Apr 17, 2014 - $6,744 +44% -16% 64 $105   $56,588,661 182
Apr 18, 2014 - $9,426 +40% n/c 53 $178   $56,598,087 183
Apr 19, 2014 - $10,619 +13% -23% 53 $200   $56,608,706 184
Apr 20, 2014 - $5,927 -44% -39% 53 $112   $56,614,633 185
Apr 21, 2014 - $4,232 -29% +16% 53 $80   $56,618,865 186
Apr 22, 2014 - $5,995 +42% +4% 53 $113   $56,624,860 187
Apr 23, 2014 - $4,658 -22% -1% 53 $88   $56,629,518 188
Apr 24, 2014 - $5,284 +13% -22% 53 $100   $56,634,802 189

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2013 15 $1,259,943   19 $66,313   $1,259,943 1
Oct 25, 2013 8 $2,900,381 +130% 123 $23,580   $4,160,324 2
Nov 1, 2013 7 $6,585,257 +127% 410 $16,062   $10,745,581 3
Nov 8, 2013 7 $9,503,204 +44% 1,144 $8,307   $20,248,785 4
Nov 15, 2013 8 $6,344,527 -33% 1,411 $4,496   $26,593,312 5
Nov 22, 2013 11 $4,256,892 -33% 1,474 $2,888   $30,850,204 6
Nov 29, 2013 13 $3,021,916 -29% 1,165 $2,594   $33,872,120 7
Dec 6, 2013 12 $1,759,568 -42% 1,082 $1,626   $35,631,688 8
Dec 13, 2013 17 $1,078,538 -39% 497 $2,170   $36,710,226 9
Dec 20, 2013 24 $715,758 -34% 301 $2,378   $37,425,984 10
Dec 27, 2013 19 $717,358 n/c 154 $4,658   $38,143,342 11
Jan 3, 2014 24 $490,433 -32% 151 $3,248   $38,633,775 12
Jan 10, 2014 23 $470,523 -4% 114 $4,127   $39,104,298 13
Jan 17, 2014 17 $2,424,519 +415% 761 $3,186   $41,528,817 14
Jan 24, 2014 13 $2,879,578 +19% 1,231 $2,339   $44,408,395 15
Jan 31, 2014 13 $2,122,879 -26% 1,172 $1,811   $46,531,274 16
Feb 7, 2014 18 $1,120,702 -47% 678 $1,653   $47,651,976 17
Feb 14, 2014 20 $902,747 -19% 386 $2,339   $48,554,723 18
Feb 21, 2014 19 $805,642 -11% 349 $2,308   $49,360,365 19
Feb 28, 2014 17 $1,571,670 +95% 411 $3,824   $50,932,035 20
Mar 7, 2014 9 $2,935,957 +87% 1,065 $2,757   $53,867,992 21
Mar 14, 2014 14 $1,722,593 -41% 925 $1,862   $55,590,585 22
Mar 21, 2014 18 $653,742 -62% 522 $1,252   $56,244,327 23
Mar 28, 2014 26 $190,740 -71% 228 $837   $56,435,067 24
Apr 4, 2014 36 $99,842 -48% 128 $780   $56,534,909 25
Apr 11, 2014 44 $53,752 -46% 64 $840   $56,588,661 26
Apr 18, 2014 45 $46,141 -14% 53 $871   $56,634,802 27
Apr 25, 2014 54 $24,731 -46% 32 $773   $56,659,533 28
May 2, 2014 65 $12,460 -50% 20 $623   $56,671,993 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/31/2014 $0 0 1 2 $5,583,517 10/20/2022
Belgium 1/22/2014 $0 0 1 1 $2,874,196 12/15/2015
Greece 12/12/2013 $130,265 17 17 51 $437,845 12/13/2015
Italy 2/20/2014 $0 0 30 30 $6,617,185 12/17/2015
Malaysia 12/26/2013 $10,089 4 4 4 $10,089 12/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 12/12/2013 $736,727 390 390 390 $736,727 12/30/2018
Singapore 12/19/2013 $29,419 5 5 10 $73,973 12/13/2015
South Korea 2/27/2014 $0 0 35 44 $3,254,396 5/6/2021
Spain 12/13/2013 $845,995 137 147 429 $2,984,325 12/13/2015
Sweden 12/20/2013 $130,229 31 31 61 $435,302 12/13/2015
Ukraine 12/12/2013 $61,544 34 34 34 $61,544 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $101,023,969
 
International Total$124,093,068 10/20/2022

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
Mar 9, 20142409,406 409,406$6,124,714$6,124,7141
Mar 16, 20142181,499-56% 590,905$2,715,225$8,839,9392
Mar 23, 2014560,718-67% 651,623$908,341$9,748,2803
Mar 30, 20141051,102-16% 702,725$764,486$10,512,7664
Apr 6, 20141329,189-43% 731,914$436,667$10,949,4335
Apr 20, 20142335,743 783,037$460,370$11,639,8887
May 4, 20141916,287 809,348$243,654$12,033,5019
May 11, 20142817,722+9% 827,070$265,298$12,298,79910
May 25, 20142813,878 853,031$206,088$12,685,64912

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 9, 20142215,972 215,972$4,256,808$4,256,8081
Mar 16, 2014576,568-65% 292,540$1,393,539$5,650,3472
Mar 23, 2014722,851-70% 315,391$456,104$6,106,4513
Mar 30, 20141021,451-6% 336,842$428,163$6,534,6144
Apr 6, 2014179,764-54% 346,606$194,885$6,729,4995

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

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.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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

Chiwetel Ejiofor    Northup

Supporting Cast

Michael Fassbender    Edwin Epps
Benedict Cumberbatch    Ford
Paul Dano    Tibeats
Paul Giamatti    Freeman
Scoot McNairy    Brown
Lupita Nyong'o    Patsey
Adepero Oduye    Eliza
Sarah Paulson    Mistress Epps
Brad Pitt    Bass
Michael Kenneth Williams    Robert
Alfre Woodard    Mistress Shaw
Chris Chalk    Clemens
Taran Killam    Hamilton
Bill Camp    Rodburn
Garret Dillahunt    Armsby

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rodney McQueen    Director
John Ridley    Screenwriter
Solomon Northup    Story Creator
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Bill Pohlad    Producer
Steve Rodney McQueen    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Anthony Katagas    Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Associate Producer
Sean Bobbitt    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Joe Walker    Editor
Patricia Norris    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Alice Baker    Set Decorator

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

Featured Blu-ray review - Amistad

May 5th, 2014

I don't think it is unfair to call Amistad Oscar-bait. It is a film based on a powerful real life story that came out in theaters in December, right in the heart of Oscar season. However, it didn't live up to expectations, either with critics or at the box office. It did pick up four Oscar nominations, but it failed to convert any of those into wins. Then again, "Not quite good enough for Oscars." is hardly a damning statement. Was the movie hurt by unrealistic expectations? Has it aged well in the years since it came out? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up? More...

Contest: Converge on the Winner: Winning Announcement

March 26th, 2014

The winners of our Converge on the Winner contest were determined and they are... More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 18th, 2014

March 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. The good news is there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz. The bad news... there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz and they scared away the competition. Two of those four films are strong enough to be contenders for Pick of the Week, Frozen on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and American Hustle on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screeners for both of those movies, so I'm not sure which of those two is the Pick of the Week. Fortunately, the screener for 12 Years a Slave arrived and the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: 12 Years a Slave

March 15th, 2014

12 Years a Slave recently won the Best Picture Oscar. This creates huge expectations. I am a little worried the expectations are so great the film will be weak by comparison. Is that the case? Or is the film really as good as its reviews and accolades would indicate? More...

Contest: Converge on the Winner

March 14th, 2014

Next week should be the biggest weekend of the month with Divergent debuting. A lot of box office analysts think the film will be the biggest hit of the month, including myself. Muppets Most Wanted is also opening wide, and while I really, really, really want it to be a big hit, it has no realistic chance to open in first place. There's a clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Divergent. 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 12 Years a Slave 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 also win a copy of 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Contest: Travel Back in Time: Winning Announcement

March 12th, 2014

The winners of our Travel Back in Time contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 2014 Rises Thanks to Empire and Peabody

March 11th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

The box office weekend was a little stronger than expected with 300: Rise of an Empire earning $45 million while Mr. Peabody and Sherman earned $32 million. Overall the box office pulled in $143 million, which was 17% more than last weekend. It was also 2% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, that's not a lot. In fact, it is probably less than ticket price inflation. Then again, any win, even a close win, is amazing since we were up against Oz the Great and Powerful's massive opening last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has amassed $1.84 billion, putting it 11% ahead of 2013, which had earned $1.65 million by this point in the year. It won't be long till 2014 hits $2 billion and there are some pretty big hits coming out this summer to look forward to. More...

International Box Office: RoboCop Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Robocop poster

RoboCop debuted in China this past weekend and that helped it climb into first place internationally with $30.2 million in 75 markets for a total of $136.0 million internationally after a month of release. The film opened in top spot in China over the weekend with $20.67 million. The film also remained in first place in Brazil with $2.4 million on 756 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.3 million after two. More...

Per Theater Chart: Wind Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club this past weekend, two that were not a surprise, but one that was a huge surprise. Leading the way was The Lunchbox with an average of $14,847 in three theaters. This film earned 94% positive reviews. Likewise, Ernest & Celestine earned 100% positive reviews, so its start of $13,078 in one theater is also to be expected. In between those two films was The Bag Man, which earned an average of $14,616 in two theaters, but only managed 9% positive reviews. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 4th, 2014

March 3rd, 2014

This week there are a couple massive releases on the home market. 12 Years a Slave just earned the Best Picture Oscar, so it's the perfect time to release it on DVD or Blu-ray. The biggest release of the week is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but it doesn't come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack till Friday, so I will get the review online in a couple of days. On the flip side, those two releases seem to have scared away most of the competition, because there's almost nothing else worth talking about. (There's an exercise video in the top five new releases on Amazon.com. That almost never happens.) As for the Pick of the Week, it's 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. It's not the only release coming out on Tuesday that's worth buying. I recommend picking up Girl Rising on DVD as well, while Venture Bros.: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray is also worth the money. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Slave Top Winners at Spirit Awards

March 2nd, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Independent Spirit Award handed out the hardware last night and the big winner was 12 Years a Slave, which picked up five of the seven awards it was nominated for. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit's Journey Nearly at an End

February 27th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nearly finished its international run and this week it debuted in China where it earned first place with 33.04 million 5,500 screens. The film is also playing in nine other markets, where it earned about $100,000 for a total weekend haul of $33.1 million. This lifts its totals to $637.1 million internationally and $893.7 million worldwide. The film opens in Japan this weekend and if it does well there, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 27th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there were nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 27th, 2014

Gravity poster

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 end this with the two most prestigious awards, starting with Best Director. You could generously call this a two-horse race, but in reality there is only one director expected to win. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 25th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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 will look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. This race is about as uncompetitive as it can be with nearly all analysts agreeing on the likely winner. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 20th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. Like last year, this category is not truly competitive with one nominee way out ahead according to experts. And also like last year, I'm supporting an underdog. (In fact, I'm cheering for two underdogs.) More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 18th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This is one of the least competitive races this year. One actor has consistently pulled in win after win and I would be shocked if Oscar night wasn't the same. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 18th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is again not a very competitive category this year. I'm not saying it is impossible for upset to happen here, but it is very, very unlikely. (On a side note, except for changing the links and using another poster, this is an exact cut and paste from last year. This category is slightly more competitive that last year, but not by enough to matter.) More...

International Box Office: Frozen Outlasts Competition

February 13th, 2014

Frozen poster

Frozen continues its impressive run earning first place with $24.0 million in 47 markets for totals of $545.1 million internationally and $913.7 million worldwide. It became the 28th film to reach that level and has already overtaken Finding Nemo for 27th place. The film opened in China with $14.11 million over the weekend, which was enough for third place over the weekend, which is good, but not amazing. On the other hand, it fell just 30% in South Korea adding $8.93 million on 1,375 screens over the weekend, lifting its total to $58.04 million after four weeks of release. At this pace, it should catch up to Despicable Me 2 in a couple of weeks, and depending on how it does in Japan, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

Per Theater Chart: Artistic Integrity

February 5th, 2014

Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $14,468 in four theaters. It was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart this weekend. Peter Brook: The Tightrope did make $10,301 in one theater, but that was over five days. Over the weekend, it pulled in $6,768. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Rolling in the Money

January 29th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. This is already substantially more than the film has pulled in domestically, plus it has a number of major market debuts ahead. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Australia with $4.46 million on 325 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.68 million. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.95 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.94 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Gravity adds Weight to its Oscar Chances

January 26th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out the awards over the weekend, including two for theatrical releases. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go. More...

Weekend Projections: Frankenstein D.O.A.

January 26th, 2014

Ride Along poster

After tracking poorly for months, Lionsgate's I, Frankenstein arrived in theaters this weekend with a disappointing projected $8.275 million, according to the distributor, enough for only 6th place on a box office chart that's a jumble of Oscar hopefuls and less ambitious January fare. Ride Along tops the list with $21.1 million projected for the weekend by Universal, which also lays claim to this weekend's number two spot with Lone Survivor's $12.6 million. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Leads the Pack

January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

Per Theater Chart: Along for the Ride

January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

The only film to top $10,000 on this week's per theater chart was Ride Along, which earned an average of $15,590. This is an amazing result for a January release. In fact, it would have been amazing for a limited release. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Rare Tie

January 20th, 2014

Gravity poster

Producers Guild of America handed out their awards last night and while there were no real upsets, there was certainly a surprise for the top prize. More...

Weekend Projections: Ride Along Sets January Opening Record

January 19th, 2014

Ride Along poster

What could have been a close run thing at the box office this weekend has turned into a romp to victory for Ride Along, with the comedy set to break Cloverfield's record for biggest opening weekend in January with estimated three-day $41.2 million. The performance is all the more impressive for being delivered from just 2,663 theaters, and marks Universal's third consecutive MLK weekend win, following Mama last year and Contraband in 2012. With the studio's holdover, Lone Survivor, holding on to second place with $23.2 million in its second weekend the other three wide openers range from 3rd to 6th place in the charts. More...

2014 Awards Season: SAG is a Buyer's Market

January 19th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

SAG handed out their awards last night, and while there were not many surprises, there was one major upset, at least in my mind. Dallas Buyers Club led the way with two wins, making it the new Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Telling Stories about Documentaries

January 14th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

The Directors Guild of America finished its theatrical nominations yesterday with the Documentary category. I'm of two minds with the list of nominees. On the one hand, I feel like I should be surprised, because a number of documentaries thought to be Oscar favorites were left off the list. On the other hand, they've been left off the list a number of times. I think it is time to rethink who is and is not an Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: Golden Globes: All American Night

January 13th, 2014

American Hustle poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globe awards last night, and there were a few surprises in the mix. American Hustle led the way with three wins, which isn't a real surprise, but I think many thought another film would lead with three or more wins. The only other film to earn more than one award was Dallas Buyers Club at just two. That might give you a hint at what the big surprise was. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA Dips into Nominations

January 7th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out their nominations for Feature Films today and will do the same for Documentaries next week. I have no idea why they do this, but it makes my job harder. Usually, I just wait till the Documentary nominations are announced, but this year I will do two stories. Next week will be mostly cut and paste job. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hustle Speeds to the Top

December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

American Hustle started its box office run in limited release with a stunning average of $123,409. This is the second best per theater average for the year, behind only Frozen. Saving Mr. Banks opened in 15 theaters earning an average of $27,558. It should do well in its upcoming expansion. Inside Llewyn Davis expanded, playing in 15 theaters over the weekend while its per theater average fell to $23,786. It will continue to expand. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,869. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

2014 Awards Season: SAG a Slave to Slave

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

SAG handed out nominations over the week, and like with the Independent Spirit Awards, 12 Years a Slave led the way and earned four nominations. It wasn't the only film that was singled out. More...

December Bankability Index: Brad Pitt Up on Slave and Counselor

December 5th, 2013

Brad Pitt is the big gainer in December's update to The Numbers Bankability Index, moving ahead of Adam Sandler and up to 7th place in our Worldwide Bankability Index chart. His move comes on the back of two films, 12 Years a Slave and The Counselor. Meanwhile, in our first extension to the chart since our launch last month, Will Smith makes an appearance in 11th place. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mandela Sprints to the Top

December 4th, 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela Long Walk to Freedom earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $21,071 in four theaters. However, its reviews are only good, not great, and it likely won't have great legs. Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were neck and neck with averages of $18,009 and $17,819 respectively. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Slave Earns Independence

November 28th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Independent Spirit Award started the Awards Season this week, handing out its nominations. 12 Years a Slave led the way with seven nominations, but it wasn't the only film to pick up multiple nominations. More...

Per Theater Chart: Frozen has a Hot Opening

November 26th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen begun its short prestige release before its wide expansion on Wednesday and it was fantastic. The film pulled in $243,390 in one theater giving it the best per theater average for the year so far, topping Blue Jasmine and pushing Spring Breakers into third place. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was in a distant second place with an average of $37,971 in more than 4,000 theaters. Philomena did very well with an average of $32,109 in four theaters. The Great Beauty remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,452 in three theaters. Nebraska rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $11,634 in 28 theaters. It should continue to expand and start hitting major milestones. More...

Per Theater Chart: Everyone Takes a Trip to Nebraska

November 20th, 2013

Nebraska poster

Nebraska led the way on the per theater average with an average of $35,100 in four theaters. This is not as strong as Alexander Payne's previous release, especially if you take into account the difference in the theater count between the two films. The Great Beauty was next with $23,442 in its lone theater. The Best Man Holiday was the only wide release to crack the $10,000 club earning an average of $14,875 during its opening weekend. The Book Thief and The Christmas Candle were right behind with averages of $14,501 and $14,140 respectively. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Between Blockbusters

November 14th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Last weekend, Thor: The Dark World made its debut. Next weekend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens up. With these two monster hits opening so close together, it comes as no surprise that this weekend there are not a lot of new releases. In fact, we only have The Best Man Holiday as a wide release. It won't be able to score top spot, but the lack of direct competition should help it score a solid second place. On the down side, this weekend last year The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened with $141.07 million, which is very likely more than the entire box office will make this season. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thief Steals Top Spot

November 12th, 2013

The Book Thief poster

The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters. It was seen by some as a possible Awards Season contender, but its reviews suggest otherwise. Thor: The Dark World was first on the overall box office and second on the per theater chart with $22,322. Dallas Buyers Club fell from first to third on the per theater chart, but with a still strong average of $18,249 in 35 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers über-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Per Theater Chart: Buyers Market

November 7th, 2013

Dallas Buyers Club took top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $28,985 in nine theaters. Add in its reviews and this is a great start. 12 Years a Slave was finally pushed out of top spot, but it still has a very strong showing with an average of $11,688 in more than 400 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ender Has Game, but Box Office Sinks

November 6th, 2013

As anticipated, Ender's Game won the weekend race with ease and no individual film truly bombed. That said, the overall effort was still lacking. Compared to last weekend, the overall box office was up 23% to $127 million, which is nice to see. However, and more importantly, this was 8% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2013's winning streak at one weekend. 2013 is still ahead of 2012's pace, but by a shrinking margin. Currently, this year is ahead of last year by less than 0.5% at $8.66 billion to $8.62 billion. It wouldn't take much to 2013 to lose the lead at this point, and this might happen sometime during this month. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should end any losing streak when it is released, but perhaps not before 2013 falls behind 2012's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ender's Game Leads Trio of Openers

November 3rd, 2013

As expected, Ender's Game will comfortably win this weekend's box office race with an opening in the vicinity of $28 million. That's a healthy figure, but barely gets it into the top 100 openings in November and it'll be footnote by the time Thor and The Hunger Games have rolled out in a few week's time. It seems well short of what would be needed for a sequel to be greenlit. Free Birds will also not enjoy a theatrical sequel (although direct-to-video spin-offs seem likely) as it will open with around $16 million, but CBS Films is very happy with the $16 million debut of Last Vegas, which will benefit from an older demographic in the weeks to come. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Soar, or are the New Releases Turkeys?

October 31st, 2013

November begins with three wide releases of varying quality. Ender's Game is the only one earning overall positive reviews and it is the only one with a real shot at becoming anything more than a midlevel hit. To call Free Birds a second-tier animated family film is being very generous. Its reviews might dip into the single-digit level. Finally, there's Last Vegas, which is flying under the radar for most moviegoers. It is unlikely any of them will become a breakout hit. It is nearly certain that none will match last year's number one film, Wreck-It Ralph. November is going to start off on a losing note. More...

Per Theater Chart: Slave Can't Escape Top Spot

October 29th, 2013

For the second weekend in a row, 12 Years a Slave remained in top spot on the per theater chart. Despite expanding to 123 theaters, the film's average remained potent at $17,352. The Square was right behind with $16,359 in its lone theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Capital, which earned an average of $11,200 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jackass Brings Gravity to Earth

October 27th, 2013

As anticipated, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa will end Gravity's run at the top of the chart this weekend, with the hidden camera comedy set to earn about $32 million according to Paramount Pictures, somewhat less than Jackass 3D, but very much in line with the other films in the Jackass franchise. The 32% decline for Gravity, meanwhile, is its steepest fall so far, but topping $20 million in its fourth weekend is an impressive performance (only 24 other films have done it), and it will end the weekend within a whisker of $200 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: Slave Showered with Riches

October 22nd, 2013

12 Years a Slave opened with a stellar average of $48,617 in 19 theaters. With a planned expansion, this is a great start. All is Lost was well back with an average of $15,597 in six theaters. This isn't a bad start and its reviews suggest long legs, but it might get overshadowed by 12 Years a Slave. The final film in the $10,000 club was Kill Your Darlings, which was right behind with an average of $14,750 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gravity Floats to Third Weekend Win

October 20th, 2013

Gravity will become the first film in 2013 to win three straight three-day weekends, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $31 million expected, the film is down just 28% from last weekend and has reached a formidable $170.5 million. That puts in in the top 10 for the year, with plenty more to come. Fellow Oscar-hopefuls 12 Years a Slave, All is Lost and Kill Your Darlins are the other films making waves this weekend (literally in one case). More...

Limited Releases: All is Not Lost for Limited Releases

October 18th, 2013

It is not a busy week when it comes to limited releases on this week's list, but at least we have a couple that are earning stellar reviews and could expand wide. All is Lost has the reviews to become a big hit and an Awards Season player, but it doesn't have the buzz. 12 Years a Slave has the buzz, as well as the reviews. While opening in limited release is always a risky maneuver, 12 Years a Slave has a better shot at opening in the top ten than it does of bombing outright. More...

2013 Preview: October

October 1st, 2013

October is an awkward month. It sits between the dumping ground that is September and November, the unofficial start of Awards Season / holiday blockbuster season. For the most part, September was stronger than average for the month and there's reason to be optimistic going forward. After all, box office success tends to feed on itself, as does box office struggles. That said, there are not a lot of sure hits over the coming four weeks. Of the nine or ten films opening wide this month, only Gravity has a better than 50/50 chance at $100 million. Captain Phillips could have a shot at the century mark, but only if it becomes a serious Awards Season player. Its early reviews suggest that could be a possibility. Last October, there were two films to reach the $100 million mark, Taken 2 and Argo. On the other hand, pretty much everything else that opened that month crashed and burned. While this October doesn't have as strong a top end, it will hopefully have much better depth. More...


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

Synopsis

In pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$923,715 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:8.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,474 max. theaters, 10.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,026,245

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 18th, 2013 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
November 8th, 2013 (Expands Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Greece)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
December 13th, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
December 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 4th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2266, 4/4/2013)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2014
Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Birth of a Nation
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slavery, Biography, Fugitive / On the Run, Escape, Sex Crimes, Non-Chronological, Epilogue, Intertitle, Musicians, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1800s, Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment, New Regency, Film4
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 86 $8,337 May 2, 2014 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 83 $17,141 Apr 25, 2014 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 68 $25,972 Apr 18, 2014 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 64 $32,935 Apr 11, 2014 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 46 $65,934 Apr 4, 2014 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 28 $134,083 Mar 28, 2014 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 13 $439,762 Mar 21, 2014 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 28 $1,222,892 Mar 14, 2014 150
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 5 $1,222,892 Mar 14, 2014 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 12 $2,110,812 Mar 7, 2014 143
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 3 $2,110,812 Mar 7, 2014 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 62 $975,931 Feb 28, 2014 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 12 $975,931 Feb 28, 2014 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 28 $522,497 Feb 21, 2014 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 34 $562,764 Feb 14, 2014 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 28 $816,563 Feb 7, 2014 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 82 $1,442,164 Jan 31, 2014 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 18 $1,442,164 Jan 31, 2014 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 67 $2,031,316 Jan 24, 2014 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 13 $2,031,316 Jan 24, 2014 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 22 $1,539,838 Jan 17, 2014 94
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 83 $1,146,959 Dec 6, 2013 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 40 $2,305,038 Nov 29, 2013 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 35 $2,833,635 Nov 22, 2013 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 17 $4,604,706 Nov 15, 2013 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 9 $6,675,731 Nov 8, 2013 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 130 $6,675,731 Nov 8, 2013 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $9,001,874 Nov 8, 2013 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 14 $4,792,214 Nov 1, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 48 $2,134,325 Oct 25, 2013 10
Top 2013 Theater Average 11 $48,617 Oct 18, 2013 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 33 1,455 Oct 18, 2013 0

Leading Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor    Northup

Supporting Cast

Michael Fassbender    Edwin Epps
Benedict Cumberbatch    Ford
Paul Dano    Tibeats
Paul Giamatti    Freeman
Scoot McNairy    Brown
Lupita Nyong'o    Patsey
Adepero Oduye    Eliza
Sarah Paulson    Mistress Epps
Brad Pitt    Bass
Michael Kenneth Williams    Robert
Alfre Woodard    Mistress Shaw
Chris Chalk    Clemens
Taran Killam    Hamilton
Bill Camp    Rodburn
Garret Dillahunt    Armsby

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rodney McQueen    Director
John Ridley    Screenwriter
Solomon Northup    Story Creator
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Bill Pohlad    Producer
Steve Rodney McQueen    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Anthony Katagas    Producer
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Associate Producer
Sean Bobbitt    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Joe Walker    Editor
Patricia Norris    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Alice Baker    Set Decorator

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

Featured Blu-ray review - Amistad

May 5th, 2014

I don't think it is unfair to call Amistad Oscar-bait. It is a film based on a powerful real life story that came out in theaters in December, right in the heart of Oscar season. However, it didn't live up to expectations, either with critics or at the box office. It did pick up four Oscar nominations, but it failed to convert any of those into wins. Then again, "Not quite good enough for Oscars." is hardly a damning statement. Was the movie hurt by unrealistic expectations? Has it aged well in the years since it came out? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up? More...

Contest: Converge on the Winner: Winning Announcement

March 26th, 2014

The winners of our Converge on the Winner contest were determined and they are... More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand Still the Grandest of Them All

March 19th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Despite expanding from 4 to 66 theaters, The Grand Budapest Hotel held on well enough to lead the per theater chart with ease. In fact, its average of $55,122 was the second best per theater average for the year, behind only its opening weekend. Bad Words came in second place with an average of $18,884 in six theaters. This is a good opening, but not one that suggests it could naturally expand wide. Fortunately, the film already has a wide release scheduled and as the ad campaign for the wide release ramps up, it should at least become a midlevel hit when compared to its production budget. Enemy was right behind with an estimated $18,000 in its lone theater. Le Week-End was the final film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $14,536 in three theaters during its opening weekend of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 18th, 2014

March 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. The good news is there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz. The bad news... there are four films coming out this week that earned some level of Awards Season buzz and they scared away the competition. Two of those four films are strong enough to be contenders for Pick of the Week, Frozen on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and American Hustle on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screeners for both of those movies, so I'm not sure which of those two is the Pick of the Week. Fortunately, the screener for 12 Years a Slave arrived and the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: 12 Years a Slave

March 15th, 2014

12 Years a Slave recently won the Best Picture Oscar. This creates huge expectations. I am a little worried the expectations are so great the film will be weak by comparison. Is that the case? Or is the film really as good as its reviews and accolades would indicate? More...

Contest: Converge on the Winner

March 14th, 2014

Next week should be the biggest weekend of the month with Divergent debuting. A lot of box office analysts think the film will be the biggest hit of the month, including myself. Muppets Most Wanted is also opening wide, and while I really, really, really want it to be a big hit, it has no realistic chance to open in first place. There's a clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Divergent. 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 12 Years a Slave 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 also win a copy of 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Contest: Travel Back in Time: Winning Announcement

March 12th, 2014

The winners of our Travel Back in Time contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 2014 Rises Thanks to Empire and Peabody

March 11th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

The box office weekend was a little stronger than expected with 300: Rise of an Empire earning $45 million while Mr. Peabody and Sherman earned $32 million. Overall the box office pulled in $143 million, which was 17% more than last weekend. It was also 2% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, that's not a lot. In fact, it is probably less than ticket price inflation. Then again, any win, even a close win, is amazing since we were up against Oz the Great and Powerful's massive opening last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has amassed $1.84 billion, putting it 11% ahead of 2013, which had earned $1.65 million by this point in the year. It won't be long till 2014 hits $2 billion and there are some pretty big hits coming out this summer to look forward to. More...

International Box Office: RoboCop Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Robocop poster

RoboCop debuted in China this past weekend and that helped it climb into first place internationally with $30.2 million in 75 markets for a total of $136.0 million internationally after a month of release. The film opened in top spot in China over the weekend with $20.67 million. The film also remained in first place in Brazil with $2.4 million on 756 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.3 million after two. More...

Per Theater Chart: Wind Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club this past weekend, two that were not a surprise, but one that was a huge surprise. Leading the way was The Lunchbox with an average of $14,847 in three theaters. This film earned 94% positive reviews. Likewise, Ernest & Celestine earned 100% positive reviews, so its start of $13,078 in one theater is also to be expected. In between those two films was The Bag Man, which earned an average of $14,616 in two theaters, but only managed 9% positive reviews. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 4th, 2014

March 3rd, 2014

This week there are a couple massive releases on the home market. 12 Years a Slave just earned the Best Picture Oscar, so it's the perfect time to release it on DVD or Blu-ray. The biggest release of the week is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but it doesn't come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack till Friday, so I will get the review online in a couple of days. On the flip side, those two releases seem to have scared away most of the competition, because there's almost nothing else worth talking about. (There's an exercise video in the top five new releases on Amazon.com. That almost never happens.) As for the Pick of the Week, it's 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. It's not the only release coming out on Tuesday that's worth buying. I recommend picking up Girl Rising on DVD as well, while Venture Bros.: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray is also worth the money. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Slave Top Winners at Spirit Awards

March 2nd, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Independent Spirit Award handed out the hardware last night and the big winner was 12 Years a Slave, which picked up five of the seven awards it was nominated for. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit's Journey Nearly at an End

February 27th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nearly finished its international run and this week it debuted in China where it earned first place with 33.04 million 5,500 screens. The film is also playing in nine other markets, where it earned about $100,000 for a total weekend haul of $33.1 million. This lifts its totals to $637.1 million internationally and $893.7 million worldwide. The film opens in Japan this weekend and if it does well there, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 27th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there were nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 27th, 2014

Gravity poster

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 end this with the two most prestigious awards, starting with Best Director. You could generously call this a two-horse race, but in reality there is only one director expected to win. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 25th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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 will look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. This race is about as uncompetitive as it can be with nearly all analysts agreeing on the likely winner. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 20th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. Like last year, this category is not truly competitive with one nominee way out ahead according to experts. And also like last year, I'm supporting an underdog. (In fact, I'm cheering for two underdogs.) More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 18th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This is one of the least competitive races this year. One actor has consistently pulled in win after win and I would be shocked if Oscar night wasn't the same. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 18th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

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. This week we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is again not a very competitive category this year. I'm not saying it is impossible for upset to happen here, but it is very, very unlikely. (On a side note, except for changing the links and using another poster, this is an exact cut and paste from last year. This category is slightly more competitive that last year, but not by enough to matter.) More...

International Box Office: Frozen Outlasts Competition

February 13th, 2014

Frozen poster

Frozen continues its impressive run earning first place with $24.0 million in 47 markets for totals of $545.1 million internationally and $913.7 million worldwide. It became the 28th film to reach that level and has already overtaken Finding Nemo for 27th place. The film opened in China with $14.11 million over the weekend, which was enough for third place over the weekend, which is good, but not amazing. On the other hand, it fell just 30% in South Korea adding $8.93 million on 1,375 screens over the weekend, lifting its total to $58.04 million after four weeks of release. At this pace, it should catch up to Despicable Me 2 in a couple of weeks, and depending on how it does in Japan, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

Per Theater Chart: Artistic Integrity

February 5th, 2014

Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $14,468 in four theaters. It was the only film to reach $10,000 on the per theater chart this weekend. Peter Brook: The Tightrope did make $10,301 in one theater, but that was over five days. Over the weekend, it pulled in $6,768. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Rolling in the Money

January 29th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. This is already substantially more than the film has pulled in domestically, plus it has a number of major market debuts ahead. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Australia with $4.46 million on 325 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.68 million. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.95 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.94 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Gravity adds Weight to its Oscar Chances

January 26th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out the awards over the weekend, including two for theatrical releases. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go. More...

Weekend Projections: Frankenstein D.O.A.

January 26th, 2014

Ride Along poster

After tracking poorly for months, Lionsgate's I, Frankenstein arrived in theaters this weekend with a disappointing projected $8.275 million, according to the distributor, enough for only 6th place on a box office chart that's a jumble of Oscar hopefuls and less ambitious January fare. Ride Along tops the list with $21.1 million projected for the weekend by Universal, which also lays claim to this weekend's number two spot with Lone Survivor's $12.6 million. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Leads the Pack

January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

Per Theater Chart: Along for the Ride

January 22nd, 2014

Ride Along poster

The only film to top $10,000 on this week's per theater chart was Ride Along, which earned an average of $15,590. This is an amazing result for a January release. In fact, it would have been amazing for a limited release. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Rare Tie

January 20th, 2014

Gravity poster

Producers Guild of America handed out their awards last night and while there were no real upsets, there was certainly a surprise for the top prize. More...

Weekend Projections: Ride Along Sets January Opening Record

January 19th, 2014

Ride Along poster

What could have been a close run thing at the box office this weekend has turned into a romp to victory for Ride Along, with the comedy set to break Cloverfield's record for biggest opening weekend in January with estimated three-day $41.2 million. The performance is all the more impressive for being delivered from just 2,663 theaters, and marks Universal's third consecutive MLK weekend win, following Mama last year and Contraband in 2012. With the studio's holdover, Lone Survivor, holding on to second place with $23.2 million in its second weekend the other three wide openers range from 3rd to 6th place in the charts. More...

2014 Awards Season: SAG is a Buyer's Market

January 19th, 2014

Dallas Buyers Club poster

SAG handed out their awards last night, and while there were not many surprises, there was one major upset, at least in my mind. Dallas Buyers Club led the way with two wins, making it the new Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Telling Stories about Documentaries

January 14th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

The Directors Guild of America finished its theatrical nominations yesterday with the Documentary category. I'm of two minds with the list of nominees. On the one hand, I feel like I should be surprised, because a number of documentaries thought to be Oscar favorites were left off the list. On the other hand, they've been left off the list a number of times. I think it is time to rethink who is and is not an Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: Golden Globes: All American Night

January 13th, 2014

American Hustle poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globe awards last night, and there were a few surprises in the mix. American Hustle led the way with three wins, which isn't a real surprise, but I think many thought another film would lead with three or more wins. The only other film to earn more than one award was Dallas Buyers Club at just two. That might give you a hint at what the big surprise was. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA Dips into Nominations

January 7th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out their nominations for Feature Films today and will do the same for Documentaries next week. I have no idea why they do this, but it makes my job harder. Usually, I just wait till the Documentary nominations are announced, but this year I will do two stories. Next week will be mostly cut and paste job. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hustle Speeds to the Top

December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

American Hustle started its box office run in limited release with a stunning average of $123,409. This is the second best per theater average for the year, behind only Frozen. Saving Mr. Banks opened in 15 theaters earning an average of $27,558. It should do well in its upcoming expansion. Inside Llewyn Davis expanded, playing in 15 theaters over the weekend while its per theater average fell to $23,786. It will continue to expand. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,869. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

2014 Awards Season: SAG a Slave to Slave

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

SAG handed out nominations over the week, and like with the Independent Spirit Awards, 12 Years a Slave led the way and earned four nominations. It wasn't the only film that was singled out. More...

December Bankability Index: Brad Pitt Up on Slave and Counselor

December 5th, 2013

Brad Pitt is the big gainer in December's update to The Numbers Bankability Index, moving ahead of Adam Sandler and up to 7th place in our Worldwide Bankability Index chart. His move comes on the back of two films, 12 Years a Slave and The Counselor. Meanwhile, in our first extension to the chart since our launch last month, Will Smith makes an appearance in 11th place. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mandela Sprints to the Top

December 4th, 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela Long Walk to Freedom earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $21,071 in four theaters. However, its reviews are only good, not great, and it likely won't have great legs. Frozen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were neck and neck with averages of $18,009 and $17,819 respectively. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Slave Earns Independence

November 28th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Independent Spirit Award started the Awards Season this week, handing out its nominations. 12 Years a Slave led the way with seven nominations, but it wasn't the only film to pick up multiple nominations. More...

Per Theater Chart: Frozen has a Hot Opening

November 26th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen begun its short prestige release before its wide expansion on Wednesday and it was fantastic. The film pulled in $243,390 in one theater giving it the best per theater average for the year so far, topping Blue Jasmine and pushing Spring Breakers into third place. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was in a distant second place with an average of $37,971 in more than 4,000 theaters. Philomena did very well with an average of $32,109 in four theaters. The Great Beauty remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,452 in three theaters. Nebraska rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $11,634 in 28 theaters. It should continue to expand and start hitting major milestones. More...

Per Theater Chart: Everyone Takes a Trip to Nebraska

November 20th, 2013

Nebraska poster

Nebraska led the way on the per theater average with an average of $35,100 in four theaters. This is not as strong as Alexander Payne's previous release, especially if you take into account the difference in the theater count between the two films. The Great Beauty was next with $23,442 in its lone theater. The Best Man Holiday was the only wide release to crack the $10,000 club earning an average of $14,875 during its opening weekend. The Book Thief and The Christmas Candle were right behind with averages of $14,501 and $14,140 respectively. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Between Blockbusters

November 14th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Last weekend, Thor: The Dark World made its debut. Next weekend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens up. With these two monster hits opening so close together, it comes as no surprise that this weekend there are not a lot of new releases. In fact, we only have The Best Man Holiday as a wide release. It won't be able to score top spot, but the lack of direct competition should help it score a solid second place. On the down side, this weekend last year The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened with $141.07 million, which is very likely more than the entire box office will make this season. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thief Steals Top Spot

November 12th, 2013

The Book Thief poster

The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters. It was seen by some as a possible Awards Season contender, but its reviews suggest otherwise. Thor: The Dark World was first on the overall box office and second on the per theater chart with $22,322. Dallas Buyers Club fell from first to third on the per theater chart, but with a still strong average of $18,249 in 35 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers über-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Per Theater Chart: Buyers Market

November 7th, 2013

Dallas Buyers Club took top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $28,985 in nine theaters. Add in its reviews and this is a great start. 12 Years a Slave was finally pushed out of top spot, but it still has a very strong showing with an average of $11,688 in more than 400 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ender Has Game, but Box Office Sinks

November 6th, 2013

As anticipated, Ender's Game won the weekend race with ease and no individual film truly bombed. That said, the overall effort was still lacking. Compared to last weekend, the overall box office was up 23% to $127 million, which is nice to see. However, and more importantly, this was 8% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2013's winning streak at one weekend. 2013 is still ahead of 2012's pace, but by a shrinking margin. Currently, this year is ahead of last year by less than 0.5% at $8.66 billion to $8.62 billion. It wouldn't take much to 2013 to lose the lead at this point, and this might happen sometime during this month. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should end any losing streak when it is released, but perhaps not before 2013 falls behind 2012's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ender's Game Leads Trio of Openers

November 3rd, 2013

As expected, Ender's Game will comfortably win this weekend's box office race with an opening in the vicinity of $28 million. That's a healthy figure, but barely gets it into the top 100 openings in November and it'll be footnote by the time Thor and The Hunger Games have rolled out in a few week's time. It seems well short of what would be needed for a sequel to be greenlit. Free Birds will also not enjoy a theatrical sequel (although direct-to-video spin-offs seem likely) as it will open with around $16 million, but CBS Films is very happy with the $16 million debut of Last Vegas, which will benefit from an older demographic in the weeks to come. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Soar, or are the New Releases Turkeys?

October 31st, 2013

November begins with three wide releases of varying quality. Ender's Game is the only one earning overall positive reviews and it is the only one with a real shot at becoming anything more than a midlevel hit. To call Free Birds a second-tier animated family film is being very generous. Its reviews might dip into the single-digit level. Finally, there's Last Vegas, which is flying under the radar for most moviegoers. It is unlikely any of them will become a breakout hit. It is nearly certain that none will match last year's number one film, Wreck-It Ralph. November is going to start off on a losing note. More...

Per Theater Chart: Slave Can't Escape Top Spot

October 29th, 2013

For the second weekend in a row, 12 Years a Slave remained in top spot on the per theater chart. Despite expanding to 123 theaters, the film's average remained potent at $17,352. The Square was right behind with $16,359 in its lone theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Capital, which earned an average of $11,200 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jackass Brings Gravity to Earth

October 27th, 2013

As anticipated, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa will end Gravity's run at the top of the chart this weekend, with the hidden camera comedy set to earn about $32 million according to Paramount Pictures, somewhat less than Jackass 3D, but very much in line with the other films in the Jackass franchise. The 32% decline for Gravity, meanwhile, is its steepest fall so far, but topping $20 million in its fourth weekend is an impressive performance (only 24 other films have done it), and it will end the weekend within a whisker of $200 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: Slave Showered with Riches

October 22nd, 2013

12 Years a Slave opened with a stellar average of $48,617 in 19 theaters. With a planned expansion, this is a great start. All is Lost was well back with an average of $15,597 in six theaters. This isn't a bad start and its reviews suggest long legs, but it might get overshadowed by 12 Years a Slave. The final film in the $10,000 club was Kill Your Darlings, which was right behind with an average of $14,750 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gravity Floats to Third Weekend Win

October 20th, 2013

Gravity will become the first film in 2013 to win three straight three-day weekends, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $31 million expected, the film is down just 28% from last weekend and has reached a formidable $170.5 million. That puts in in the top 10 for the year, with plenty more to come. Fellow Oscar-hopefuls 12 Years a Slave, All is Lost and Kill Your Darlins are the other films making waves this weekend (literally in one case). More...

Limited Releases: All is Not Lost for Limited Releases

October 18th, 2013

It is not a busy week when it comes to limited releases on this week's list, but at least we have a couple that are earning stellar reviews and could expand wide. All is Lost has the reviews to become a big hit and an Awards Season player, but it doesn't have the buzz. 12 Years a Slave has the buzz, as well as the reviews. While opening in limited release is always a risky maneuver, 12 Years a Slave has a better shot at opening in the top ten than it does of bombing outright. More...

2013 Preview: October

October 1st, 2013

October is an awkward month. It sits between the dumping ground that is September and November, the unofficial start of Awards Season / holiday blockbuster season. For the most part, September was stronger than average for the month and there's reason to be optimistic going forward. After all, box office success tends to feed on itself, as does box office struggles. That said, there are not a lot of sure hits over the coming four weeks. Of the nine or ten films opening wide this month, only Gravity has a better than 50/50 chance at $100 million. Captain Phillips could have a shot at the century mark, but only if it becomes a serious Awards Season player. Its early reviews suggest that could be a possibility. Last October, there were two films to reach the $100 million mark, Taken 2 and Argo. On the other hand, pretty much everything else that opened that month crashed and burned. While this October doesn't have as strong a top end, it will hopefully have much better depth. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2013 16 $923,715   19 $48,617   $923,715 1
Oct 25, 2013 8 $2,134,325 +131% 123 $17,352   $3,394,268 2
Nov 1, 2013 7 $4,792,214 +125% 410 $11,688   $8,952,538 3
Nov 8, 2013 7 $6,675,731 +39% 1,144 $5,835   $17,421,312 4
Nov 15, 2013 8 $4,604,706 -31% 1,411 $3,263   $24,853,491 5
Nov 22, 2013 9 $2,833,635 -38% 1,474 $1,922   $29,426,947 6
Nov 29, 2013 13 $2,305,038 -19% 1,165 $1,979   $33,155,242 7
Dec 6, 2013 14 $1,146,959 -50% 1,082 $1,060   $35,019,079 8
Dec 13, 2013 16 $732,825 -36% 497 $1,474   $36,364,513 9
Dec 20, 2013 20 $370,090 -49% 301 $1,230   $37,080,316 10
Dec 27, 2013 23 $372,979 +1% 154 $2,422   $37,798,963 11
Jan 3, 2014 24 $328,744 -12% 151 $2,177   $38,472,086 12
Jan 10, 2014 26 $270,760 -18% 114 $2,375   $38,904,535 13
Jan 17, 2014 17 $1,539,838 +469% 761 $2,023   $40,644,136 14
Jan 24, 2014 14 $2,031,316 +32% 1,231 $1,650   $43,560,133 15
Jan 31, 2014 13 $1,442,164 -29% 1,172 $1,231   $45,850,559 16
Feb 7, 2014 16 $816,563 -43% 678 $1,204   $47,347,837 17
Feb 14, 2014 21 $562,764 -31% 386 $1,458   $48,214,740 18
Feb 21, 2014 19 $522,497 -7% 349 $1,497   $49,077,220 19
Feb 28, 2014 18 $975,931 +87% 411 $2,375   $50,336,296 20
Mar 7, 2014 9 $2,110,812 +116% 1,065 $1,982   $53,042,847 21
Mar 14, 2014 14 $1,222,892 -42% 925 $1,322   $55,090,884 22
Mar 21, 2014 18 $439,762 -64% 522 $842   $56,030,347 23
Mar 28, 2014 26 $134,083 -70% 228 $588   $56,378,410 24
Apr 4, 2014 39 $65,934 -51% 128 $515   $56,501,001 25
Apr 11, 2014 47 $32,935 -50% 64 $515   $56,567,844 26
Apr 18, 2014 49 $25,972 -21% 53 $490   $56,614,633 27
Apr 25, 2014 59 $17,141 -34% 32 $536   $56,651,943 28
May 2, 2014 63 $8,337 -51% 20 $417   $56,667,870 29

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 18, 2013 16 $273,882     19 $14,415   $273,882 1
Oct 19, 2013 16 $381,712 +39%   19 $20,090   $655,594 2
Oct 20, 2013 14 $268,121 -30%   19 $14,112   $923,715 3
Oct 21, 2013 14 $90,213 -66%   19 $4,748   $1,013,928 4
Oct 22, 2013 14 $84,809 -6%   19 $4,464   $1,098,737 5
Oct 23, 2013 14 $83,358 -2%   19 $4,387   $1,182,095 6
Oct 24, 2013 14 $77,848 -7%   19 $4,097   $1,259,943 7
Oct 25, 2013 8 $621,889 +699% +127% 123 $5,056   $1,881,832 8
Oct 26, 2013 8 $926,549 +49% +143% 123 $7,533   $2,808,381 9
Oct 27, 2013 8 $585,887 -37% +119% 123 $4,763   $3,394,268 10
Oct 28, 2013 8 $195,188 -67% +116% 123 $1,587   $3,589,456 11
Oct 29, 2013 8 $213,882 +10% +152% 123 $1,739   $3,803,338 12
Oct 30, 2013 8 $186,272 -13% +123% 123 $1,514   $3,989,610 13
Oct 31, 2013 9 $170,714 -8% +119% 123 $1,388   $4,160,324 14
Nov 1, 2013 7 $1,272,416 +645% +105% 410 $3,103   $5,432,740 15
Nov 2, 2013 7 $2,172,146 +71% +134% 410 $5,298   $7,604,886 16
Nov 3, 2013 7 $1,347,652 -38% +130% 410 $3,287   $8,952,538 17
Nov 4, 2013 7 $448,732 -67% +130% 410 $1,094   $9,401,270 18
Nov 5, 2013 7 $522,207 +16% +144% 410 $1,274   $9,923,477 19
Nov 6, 2013 7 $425,757 -18% +129% 410 $1,038   $10,349,234 20
Nov 7, 2013 7 $396,347 -7% +132% 410 $967   $10,745,581 21
Nov 8, 2013 7 $1,857,890 +369% +46% 1,144 $1,624   $12,603,471 22
Nov 9, 2013 7 $2,871,251 +55% +32% 1,144 $2,510   $15,474,722 23
Nov 10, 2013 7 $1,946,590 -32% +44% 1,144 $1,702   $17,421,312 24
Nov 11, 2013 7 $1,127,622 -42% +151% 1,144 $986   $18,548,934 25
Nov 12, 2013 6 $652,564 -42% +25% 1,144 $570   $19,201,498 26
Nov 13, 2013 6 $537,442 -18% +26% 1,144 $470   $19,738,940 27
Nov 14, 2013 6 $509,845 -5% +29% 1,144 $446   $20,248,785 28
Nov 15, 2013 8 $1,338,504 +163% -28% 1,411 $949   $21,587,289 29
Nov 16, 2013 9 $2,085,392 +56% -27% 1,411 $1,478   $23,672,681 30
Nov 17, 2013 8 $1,180,810 -43% -39% 1,411 $837   $24,853,491 31
Nov 18, 2013 6 $412,646 -65% -63% 1,411 $292   $25,266,137 32
Nov 19, 2013 6 $530,373 +29% -19% 1,411 $376   $25,796,510 33
Nov 20, 2013 6 $429,531 -19% -20% 1,411 $304   $26,226,041 34
Nov 21, 2013 6 $367,271 -14% -28% 1,411 $260   $26,593,312 35
Nov 22, 2013 9 $803,774 +119% -40% 1,474 $545   $27,397,086 36
Nov 23, 2013 9 $1,269,179 +58% -39% 1,474 $861   $28,666,265 37
Nov 24, 2013 9 $760,682 -40% -36% 1,474 $516   $29,426,947 38
Nov 25, 2013 9 $301,896 -60% -27% 1,474 $205   $29,728,843 39
Nov 26, 2013 9 $389,303 +29% -27% 1,474 $264   $30,118,146 40
Nov 27, 2013 15 $356,606 -8% -17% 1,474 $242   $30,474,752 41
Nov 28, 2013 13 $375,452 +5% +2% 1,474 $255   $30,850,204 42
Nov 29, 2013 13 $901,375 +140% +12% 1,165 $774   $31,751,579 43
Nov 30, 2013 13 $915,167 +2% -28% 1,165 $786   $32,666,746 44
Dec 1, 2013 12 $488,496 -47% -36% 1,165 $419   $33,155,242 45
Dec 2, 2013 12 $158,756 -68% -47% 1,165 $136   $33,313,998 46
Dec 3, 2013 11 $201,277 +27% -48% 1,165 $173   $33,515,275 47
Dec 4, 2013 10 $176,761 -12% -50% 1,165 $152   $33,692,036 48
Dec 5, 2013 10 $180,084 +2% -52% 1,165 $155   $33,872,120 49
Dec 6, 2013 13 $315,785 +75% -65% 1,082 $292   $34,187,905 50
Dec 7, 2013 13 $525,285 +66% -43% 1,082 $485   $34,713,190 51
Dec 8, 2013 12 $305,889 -42% -37% 1,082 $283   $35,019,079 52
Dec 9, 2013 11 $130,374 -57% -18% 1,082 $120   $35,149,453 53
Dec 10, 2013 12 $165,203 +27% -18% 1,082 $153   $35,314,656 54
Dec 11, 2013 11 $140,972 -15% -20% 1,082 $130   $35,455,628 55
Dec 12, 2013 9 $176,060 +25% -2% 1,082 $163   $35,631,688 56
Dec 13, 2013 - $205,376 +17% -35% 497 $413   $35,837,064 57
Dec 14, 2013 - $302,239 +47% -42% 497 $608   $36,139,303 58
Dec 15, 2013 - $225,210 -25% -26% 497 $453   $36,364,513 59
Dec 16, 2013 15 $93,801 -58% -28% 497 $189   $36,458,314 60
Dec 17, 2013 16 $100,109 +7% -39% 497 $201   $36,558,423 61
Dec 18, 2013 16 $77,113 -23% -45% 497 $155   $36,635,536 62
Dec 19, 2013 16 $74,690 -3% -58% 497 $150   $36,710,226 63
Dec 20, 2013 - $92,328 +24% -55% 301 $307   $36,802,554 64
Dec 21, 2013 - $152,223 +65% -50% 301 $506   $36,954,777 65
Dec 22, 2013 - $125,539 -18% -44% 301 $417   $37,080,316 66
Dec 23, 2013 - $83,909 -33% -11% 301 $279   $37,164,225 67
Dec 24, 2013 - $73,820 -12% -26% 301 $245   $37,238,045 68
Dec 25, 2013 - $85,066 +15% +10% 301 $283   $37,323,111 69
Dec 26, 2013 - $102,873 +21% +38% 301 $342   $37,425,984 70
Dec 27, 2013 - $117,560 +14% +27% 154 $763   $37,543,544 71
Dec 28, 2013 - $145,705 +24% -4% 154 $946   $37,689,249 72
Dec 29, 2013 - $109,714 -25% -13% 154 $712   $37,798,963 73
Dec 30, 2013 - $84,685 -23% +1% 154 $550   $37,883,648 74
Dec 31, 2013 - $67,723 -20% -8% 154 $440   $37,951,371 75
Jan 1, 2014 - $123,789 +83% +46% 154 $804   $38,075,160 76
Jan 2, 2014 - $68,182 -45% -34% 154 $443   $38,143,342 77
Jan 3, 2014 - $97,569 +43% -17% 151 $646   $38,240,911 78
Jan 4, 2014 - $147,900 +52% +2% 151 $979   $38,388,811 79
Jan 5, 2014 - $83,275 -44% -24% 151 $551   $38,472,086 80
Jan 6, 2014 - $32,913 -60% -61% 151 $218   $38,504,999 81
Jan 7, 2014 - $41,141 +25% -39% 151 $272   $38,546,140 82
Jan 8, 2014 - $44,029 +7% -64% 151 $292   $38,590,169 83
Jan 9, 2014 - $43,606 -1% -36% 151 $289   $38,633,775 84
Jan 10, 2014 - $69,762 +60% -28% 114 $612   $38,703,537 85
Jan 11, 2014 - $127,100 +82% -14% 114 $1,115   $38,830,637 86
Jan 12, 2014 - $73,898 -42% -11% 114 $648   $38,904,535 87
Jan 13, 2014 - $45,724 -38% +39% 114 $401   $38,950,259 88
Jan 14, 2014 - $52,036 +14% +26% 114 $456   $39,002,295 89
Jan 15, 2014 - $45,358 -13% +3% 114 $398   $39,047,653 90
Jan 16, 2014 - $56,645 +25% +30% 114 $497   $39,104,298 91
Jan 17, 2014 18 $394,361 +596% +465% 761 $518   $39,498,659 92
Jan 18, 2014 17 $710,153 +80% +459% 761 $933   $40,208,812 93
Jan 19, 2014 17 $435,324 -39% +489% 761 $572   $40,644,136 94
Jan 20, 2014 16 $429,491 -1% +839% 761 $564   $41,073,627 95
Jan 21, 2014 16 $157,243 -63% +202% 761 $207   $41,230,870 96
Jan 22, 2014 17 $146,586 -7% +223% 761 $193   $41,377,456 97
Jan 23, 2014 17 $151,361 +3% +167% 761 $199   $41,528,817 98
Jan 24, 2014 14 $540,347 +257% +37% 1,231 $439   $42,069,164 99
Jan 25, 2014 16 $908,220 +68% +28% 1,231 $738   $42,977,384 100
Jan 26, 2014 13 $582,749 -36% +34% 1,231 $473   $43,560,133 101
Jan 27, 2014 12 $178,511 -69% -58% 1,231 $145   $43,738,644 102
Jan 28, 2014 12 $235,254 +32% +50% 1,231 $191   $43,973,898 103
Jan 29, 2014 10 $211,225 -10% +44% 1,231 $172   $44,185,123 104
Jan 30, 2014 12 $223,272 +6% +48% 1,231 $181   $44,408,395 105
Jan 31, 2014 13 $431,168 +93% -20% 1,172 $368   $44,839,563 106
Feb 1, 2014 13 $734,731 +70% -19% 1,172 $627   $45,574,294 107
Feb 2, 2014 13 $276,265 -62% -53% 1,172 $236   $45,850,559 108
Feb 3, 2014 13 $152,990 -45% -14% 1,172 $131   $46,003,549 109
Feb 4, 2014 13 $203,180 +33% -14% 1,172 $173   $46,206,729 110
Feb 5, 2014 13 $156,871 -23% -26% 1,172 $134   $46,363,600 111
Feb 6, 2014 13 $167,674 +7% -25% 1,172 $143   $46,531,274 112
Feb 7, 2014 16 $194,451 +16% -55% 678 $287   $46,725,725 113
Feb 8, 2014 16 $382,800 +97% -48% 678 $565   $47,108,525 114
Feb 9, 2014 17 $239,312 -37% -13% 678 $353   $47,347,837 115
Feb 10, 2014 17 $73,739 -69% -52% 678 $109   $47,421,576 116
Feb 11, 2014 17 $96,911 +31% -52% 678 $143   $47,518,487 117
Feb 12, 2014 17 $64,173 -34% -59% 678 $95   $47,582,660 118
Feb 13, 2014 18 $69,316 +8% -59% 678 $102   $47,651,976 119
Feb 14, 2014 - $131,226 +89% -33% 386 $340   $47,783,202 120
Feb 15, 2014 - $233,564 +78% -39% 386 $605   $48,016,766 121
Feb 16, 2014 - $197,974 -15% -17% 386 $513   $48,214,740 122
Feb 17, 2014 - $140,535 -29% +91% 386 $364   $48,355,275 123
Feb 18, 2014 - $72,660 -48% -25% 386 $188   $48,427,935 124
Feb 19, 2014 - $63,276 -13% -1% 386 $164   $48,491,211 125
Feb 20, 2014 - $63,512 n/c -8% 386 $165   $48,554,723 126
Feb 21, 2014 - $121,116 +91% -8% 349 $347   $48,675,839 127
Feb 22, 2014 - $241,358 +99% +3% 349 $692   $48,917,197 128
Feb 23, 2014 - $160,023 -34% -19% 349 $459   $49,077,220 129
Feb 24, 2014 18 $56,016 -65% -60% 349 $161   $49,133,236 130
Feb 25, 2014 18 $75,368 +35% +4% 349 $216   $49,208,604 131
Feb 26, 2014 18 $71,574 -5% +13% 349 $205   $49,280,178 132
Feb 27, 2014 17 $80,187 +12% +26% 349 $230   $49,360,365 133
Feb 28, 2014 18 $223,422 +179% +84% 411 $544   $49,583,787 134
Mar 1, 2014 17 $523,106 +134% +117% 411 $1,273   $50,106,893 135
Mar 2, 2014 - $229,403 -56% +43% 411 $558   $50,336,296 136
Mar 3, 2014 12 $150,781 -34% +169% 411 $367   $50,487,077 137
Mar 4, 2014 13 $169,383 +12% +125% 411 $412   $50,656,460 138
Mar 5, 2014 14 $132,964 -22% +86% 411 $324   $50,789,424 139
Mar 6, 2014 14 $142,611 +7% +78% 411 $347   $50,932,035 140
Mar 7, 2014 9 $584,085 +310% +161% 1,065 $548   $51,516,120 141
Mar 8, 2014 9 $972,509 +67% +86% 1,065 $913   $52,488,629 142
Mar 9, 2014 10 $554,218 -43% +142% 1,065 $520   $53,042,847 143
Mar 10, 2014 10 $183,862 -67% +22% 1,065 $173   $53,226,709 144
Mar 11, 2014 11 $245,823 +34% +45% 1,065 $231   $53,472,532 145
Mar 12, 2014 10 $200,142 -19% +51% 1,065 $188   $53,672,674 146
Mar 13, 2014 10 $195,318 -2% +37% 1,065 $183   $53,867,992 147
Mar 14, 2014 14 $336,605 +72% -42% 925 $364   $54,204,597 148
Mar 15, 2014 14 $540,201 +60% -44% 925 $584   $54,744,798 149
Mar 16, 2014 13 $346,086 -36% -38% 925 $374   $55,090,884 150
Mar 17, 2014 12 $120,926 -65% -34% 925 $131   $55,211,810 151
Mar 18, 2014 12 $156,101 +29% -36% 925 $169   $55,367,911 152
Mar 19, 2014 12 $122,050 -22% -39% 925 $132   $55,489,961 153
Mar 20, 2014 12 $100,624 -18% -48% 925 $109   $55,590,585 154
Mar 21, 2014 18 $120,900 +20% -64% 522 $232   $55,711,485 155
Mar 22, 2014 18 $199,466 +65% -63% 522 $382   $55,910,951 156
Mar 23, 2014 18 $119,396 -40% -66% 522 $229   $56,030,347 157
Mar 24, 2014 17 $50,082 -58% -59% 522 $96   $56,080,429 158
Mar 25, 2014 15 $66,598 +33% -57% 522 $128   $56,147,027 159
Mar 26, 2014 17 $54,245 -19% -56% 522 $104   $56,201,272 160
Mar 27, 2014 - $43,055 -21% -57% 522 $82   $56,244,327 161
Mar 28, 2014 - $37,766 -12% -69% 228 $166   $56,282,093 162
Mar 29, 2014 - $62,456 +65% -69% 228 $274   $56,344,549 163
Mar 30, 2014 - $33,861 -46% -72% 228 $149   $56,378,410 164
Mar 31, 2014 - $12,068 -64% -76% 228 $53   $56,390,478 165
Apr 1, 2014 - $17,313 +43% -74% 228 $76   $56,407,791 166
Apr 2, 2014 - $14,767 -15% -73% 228 $65   $56,422,558 167
Apr 3, 2014 - $12,509 -15% -71% 228 $55   $56,435,067 168
Apr 4, 2014 - $18,369 +47% -51% 128 $144   $56,453,436 169
Apr 5, 2014 - $30,205 +64% -52% 128 $236   $56,483,641 170
Apr 6, 2014 - $17,360 -43% -49% 128 $136   $56,501,001 171
Apr 7, 2014 - $7,704 -56% -36% 128 $60   $56,508,705 172
Apr 8, 2014 - $11,090 +44% -36% 128 $87   $56,519,795 173
Apr 9, 2014 - $7,069 -36% -52% 128 $55   $56,526,864 174
Apr 10, 2014 - $8,045 +14% -36% 128 $63   $56,534,909 175
Apr 11, 2014 - $9,457 +18% -49% 64 $148   $56,544,366 176
Apr 12, 2014 - $13,790 +46% -54% 64 $215   $56,558,156 177
Apr 13, 2014 - $9,688 -30% -44% 64 $151   $56,567,844 178
Apr 14, 2014 - $3,645 -62% -53% 64 $57   $56,571,489 179
Apr 15, 2014 - $5,742 +58% -48% 64 $90   $56,577,231 180
Apr 16, 2014 - $4,686 -18% -34% 64 $73   $56,581,917 181
Apr 17, 2014 - $6,744 +44% -16% 64 $105   $56,588,661 182
Apr 18, 2014 - $9,426 +40% n/c 53 $178   $56,598,087 183
Apr 19, 2014 - $10,619 +13% -23% 53 $200   $56,608,706 184
Apr 20, 2014 - $5,927 -44% -39% 53 $112   $56,614,633 185
Apr 21, 2014 - $4,232 -29% +16% 53 $80   $56,618,865 186
Apr 22, 2014 - $5,995 +42% +4% 53 $113   $56,624,860 187
Apr 23, 2014 - $4,658 -22% -1% 53 $88   $56,629,518 188
Apr 24, 2014 - $5,284 +13% -22% 53 $100   $56,634,802 189

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 2013 15 $1,259,943   19 $66,313   $1,259,943 1
Oct 25, 2013 8 $2,900,381 +130% 123 $23,580   $4,160,324 2
Nov 1, 2013 7 $6,585,257 +127% 410 $16,062   $10,745,581 3
Nov 8, 2013 7 $9,503,204 +44% 1,144 $8,307   $20,248,785 4
Nov 15, 2013 8 $6,344,527 -33% 1,411 $4,496   $26,593,312 5
Nov 22, 2013 11 $4,256,892 -33% 1,474 $2,888   $30,850,204 6
Nov 29, 2013 13 $3,021,916 -29% 1,165 $2,594   $33,872,120 7
Dec 6, 2013 12 $1,759,568 -42% 1,082 $1,626   $35,631,688 8
Dec 13, 2013 17 $1,078,538 -39% 497 $2,170   $36,710,226 9
Dec 20, 2013 24 $715,758 -34% 301 $2,378   $37,425,984 10
Dec 27, 2013 19 $717,358 n/c 154 $4,658   $38,143,342 11
Jan 3, 2014 24 $490,433 -32% 151 $3,248   $38,633,775 12
Jan 10, 2014 23 $470,523 -4% 114 $4,127   $39,104,298 13
Jan 17, 2014 17 $2,424,519 +415% 761 $3,186   $41,528,817 14
Jan 24, 2014 13 $2,879,578 +19% 1,231 $2,339   $44,408,395 15
Jan 31, 2014 13 $2,122,879 -26% 1,172 $1,811   $46,531,274 16
Feb 7, 2014 18 $1,120,702 -47% 678 $1,653   $47,651,976 17
Feb 14, 2014 20 $902,747 -19% 386 $2,339   $48,554,723 18
Feb 21, 2014 19 $805,642 -11% 349 $2,308   $49,360,365 19
Feb 28, 2014 17 $1,571,670 +95% 411 $3,824   $50,932,035 20
Mar 7, 2014 9 $2,935,957 +87% 1,065 $2,757   $53,867,992 21
Mar 14, 2014 14 $1,722,593 -41% 925 $1,862   $55,590,585 22
Mar 21, 2014 18 $653,742 -62% 522 $1,252   $56,244,327 23
Mar 28, 2014 26 $190,740 -71% 228 $837   $56,435,067 24
Apr 4, 2014 36 $99,842 -48% 128 $780   $56,534,909 25
Apr 11, 2014 44 $53,752 -46% 64 $840   $56,588,661 26
Apr 18, 2014 45 $46,141 -14% 53 $871   $56,634,802 27
Apr 25, 2014 54 $24,731 -46% 32 $773   $56,659,533 28
May 2, 2014 65 $12,460 -50% 20 $623   $56,671,993 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/31/2014 $0 0 1 2 $5,583,517 10/20/2022
Belgium 1/22/2014 $0 0 1 1 $2,874,196 12/15/2015
Greece 12/12/2013 $130,265 17 17 51 $437,845 12/13/2015
Italy 2/20/2014 $0 0 30 30 $6,617,185 12/17/2015
Malaysia 12/26/2013 $10,089 4 4 4 $10,089 12/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 12/12/2013 $736,727 390 390 390 $736,727 12/30/2018
Singapore 12/19/2013 $29,419 5 5 10 $73,973 12/13/2015
South Korea 2/27/2014 $0 0 35 44 $3,254,396 5/6/2021
Spain 12/13/2013 $845,995 137 147 429 $2,984,325 12/13/2015
Sweden 12/20/2013 $130,229 31 31 61 $435,302 12/13/2015
Ukraine 12/12/2013 $61,544 34 34 34 $61,544 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $101,023,969
 
International Total$124,093,068 10/20/2022

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
Mar 9, 20142409,406 409,406$6,124,714$6,124,7141
Mar 16, 20142181,499-56% 590,905$2,715,225$8,839,9392
Mar 23, 2014560,718-67% 651,623$908,341$9,748,2803
Mar 30, 20141051,102-16% 702,725$764,486$10,512,7664
Apr 6, 20141329,189-43% 731,914$436,667$10,949,4335
Apr 20, 20142335,743 783,037$460,370$11,639,8887
May 4, 20141916,287 809,348$243,654$12,033,5019
May 11, 20142817,722+9% 827,070$265,298$12,298,79910
May 25, 20142813,878 853,031$206,088$12,685,64912

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 9, 20142215,972 215,972$4,256,808$4,256,8081
Mar 16, 2014576,568-65% 292,540$1,393,539$5,650,3472
Mar 23, 2014722,851-70% 315,391$456,104$6,106,4513
Mar 30, 20141021,451-6% 336,842$428,163$6,534,6144
Apr 6, 2014179,764-54% 346,606$194,885$6,729,4995

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

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.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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.