Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013)

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,543,354Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,077,894 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,950,177 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,028,071
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Madea gets coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas, but the biggest surprise is what they'll find when they arrive. As the small, rural town prepares for its annual Christmas Jubilee, new secrets are revealed and old relationships are tested while Madea dishes her own brand of Christmas Spirit to all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,007,634 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,194 opening theaters/2,194 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,654,981

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $52,543,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,970 $52,543,354
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 336 $52,543,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $52,543,354

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: November 25th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor and language.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Madea
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: African Americans, Fat Suit, Cross-Dressing, Dysfunctional Family, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Family Comedy
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 225 $6,887,194 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 326 $9,287,041 Dec 27, 2013 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 3 $16,007,634   2,194 $7,296   $16,007,634 1
Dec 20, 2013 7 $8,384,980 -48% 2,194 $3,822   $28,155,257 2
Dec 27, 2013 12 $6,887,194 -18% 1,788 $3,852   $43,206,270 3
Jan 3, 2014 13 $2,912,311 -58% 1,474 $1,976   $50,227,277 4
Jan 10, 2014 19 $1,090,856 -63% 1,040 $1,049   $51,854,753 5
Jan 17, 2014 30 $170,371 -84% 391 $436   $52,222,089 6
Jan 24, 2014 39 $49,856 -71% 132 $378   $52,327,436 7
Jan 31, 2014 41 $95,159 +91% 163 $584   $52,433,396 8
Feb 7, 2014 39 $69,486 -27% 115 $604   $52,528,330 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2013 - $5,748,584     2,194 $2,620   $5,748,584 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $6,345,401 +10%   2,194 $2,892   $12,093,985 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $3,913,649 -38%   2,194 $1,784   $16,007,634 3
Dec 16, 2013 4 $984,079 -75%   2,194 $449   $16,991,713 4
Dec 17, 2013 4 $1,057,308 +7%   2,194 $482   $18,049,021 5
Dec 18, 2013 5 $809,906 -23%   2,194 $369   $18,858,927 6
Dec 19, 2013 5 $911,350 +13%   2,194 $415   $19,770,277 7
Dec 20, 2013 7 $2,428,035 +166% -58% 2,194 $1,107   $22,198,312 8
Dec 21, 2013 7 $3,398,008 +40% -46% 2,194 $1,549   $25,596,320 9
Dec 22, 2013 7 $2,558,937 -25% -35% 2,194 $1,166   $28,155,257 10
Dec 23, 2013 - $1,664,660 -35% +69% 2,194 $759   $29,819,917 11
Dec 24, 2013 - $1,304,825 -22% +23% 2,194 $595   $31,124,742 12
Dec 25, 2013 - $2,964,726 +127% +266% 2,194 $1,351   $34,089,468 13
Dec 26, 2013 8 $2,229,608 -25% +145% 2,194 $1,016   $36,319,076 14
Dec 27, 2013 10 $2,525,881 +13% +4% 1,788 $1,413   $38,844,957 15
Dec 28, 2013 8 $2,721,552 +8% -20% 1,788 $1,522   $41,566,509 16
Dec 29, 2013 9 $1,639,761 -40% -36% 1,788 $917   $43,206,270 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $1,084,641 -34% -35% 1,788 $607   $44,290,911 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $991,942 -9% -24% 1,788 $555   $45,282,853 19
Jan 1, 2014 12 $1,391,089 +40% -53% 1,788 $778   $46,673,942 20
Jan 2, 2014 12 $641,024 -54% -71% 1,788 $359   $47,314,966 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $1,031,490 +61% -59% 1,474 $700   $48,346,456 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $1,351,252 +31% -50% 1,474 $917   $49,697,708 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $529,569 -61% -68% 1,474 $359   $50,227,277 24
Jan 6, 2014 13 $153,292 -71% -86% 1,474 $104   $50,380,569 25
Jan 7, 2014 14 $155,784 +2% -84% 1,474 $106   $50,536,353 26
Jan 8, 2014 15 $118,972 -24% -91% 1,474 $81   $50,655,325 27
Jan 9, 2014 15 $108,572 -9% -83% 1,474 $74   $50,763,897 28
Jan 10, 2014 18 $298,193 +175% -71% 1,040 $287   $51,062,090 29
Jan 11, 2014 19 $556,212 +87% -59% 1,040 $535   $51,618,302 30
Jan 12, 2014 - $236,451 -57% -55% 1,040 $227   $51,854,753 31
Jan 13, 2014 - $50,893 -78% -67% 1,040 $49   $51,905,646 32
Jan 14, 2014 - $57,806 +14% -63% 1,040 $56   $51,963,452 33
Jan 15, 2014 - $46,238 -20% -61% 1,040 $44   $52,009,690 34
Jan 16, 2014 - $42,028 -9% -61% 1,040 $40   $52,051,718 35
Jan 17, 2014 - $45,493 +8% -85% 391 $116   $52,097,211 36
Jan 18, 2014 - $81,746 +80% -85% 391 $209   $52,178,957 37
Jan 19, 2014 - $43,132 -47% -82% 391 $110   $52,222,089 38
Jan 20, 2014 - $34,298 -20% -33% 391 $88   $52,256,387 39
Jan 21, 2014 - $7,423 -78% -87% 391 $19   $52,263,810 40
Jan 22, 2014 - $6,548 -12% -86% 391 $17   $52,270,358 41
Jan 23, 2014 - $7,222 +10% -83% 391 $18   $52,277,580 42
Jan 24, 2014 - $12,533 +74% -72% 132 $95   $52,290,113 43
Jan 25, 2014 - $25,413 +103% -69% 132 $193   $52,315,526 44
Jan 26, 2014 - $11,910 -53% -72% 132 $90   $52,327,436 45
Jan 27, 2014 - $2,557 -79% -93% 132 $19   $52,329,993 46
Jan 28, 2014 - $2,623 +3% -65% 132 $20   $52,332,616 47
Jan 29, 2014 - $2,151 -18% -67% 132 $16   $52,334,767 48
Jan 30, 2014 - $3,470 +61% -52% 132 $26   $52,338,237 49
Jan 31, 2014 - $26,674 +669% +113% 163 $164   $52,364,911 50
Feb 1, 2014 - $52,235 +96% +106% 163 $320   $52,417,146 51
Feb 2, 2014 - $16,250 -69% +36% 163 $100   $52,433,396 52
Feb 3, 2014 - $6,655 -59% +160% 163 $41   $52,440,051 53
Feb 4, 2014 - $6,865 +3% +162% 163 $42   $52,446,916 54
Feb 5, 2014 - $5,557 -19% +158% 163 $34   $52,452,473 55
Feb 6, 2014 - $6,371 +15% +84% 163 $39   $52,458,844 56
Feb 7, 2014 - $15,469 +143% -42% 115 $135   $52,474,313 57
Feb 8, 2014 - $35,064 +127% -33% 115 $305   $52,509,377 58
Feb 9, 2014 - $18,953 -46% +17% 115 $165   $52,528,330 59
Feb 10, 2014 - $4,111 -78% -38% 115 $36   $52,532,441 60
Feb 11, 2014 - $4,351 +6% -37% 115 $38   $52,536,792 61
Feb 12, 2014 - $2,896 -33% -48% 115 $25   $52,539,688 62
Feb 13, 2014 - $3,666 +27% -42% 115 $32   $52,543,354 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 3 $19,770,277   2,194 $9,011   $19,770,277 1
Dec 20, 2013 7 $16,548,799 -16% 2,194 $7,543   $36,319,076 2
Dec 27, 2013 11 $10,995,890 -34% 1,788 $6,150   $47,314,966 3
Jan 3, 2014 13 $3,448,931 -69% 1,474 $2,340   $50,763,897 4
Jan 10, 2014 20 $1,287,821 -63% 1,040 $1,238   $52,051,718 5
Jan 17, 2014 31 $225,862 -82% 391 $578   $52,277,580 6
Jan 24, 2014 39 $60,657 -73% 132 $460   $52,338,237 7
Jan 31, 2014 37 $120,607 +99% 163 $740   $52,458,844 8
Feb 7, 2014 40 $84,510 -30% 115 $735   $52,543,354 9

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20145269,387 269,387$4,038,111$4,038,1111
Dec 7, 20143217,332-19% 486,719$3,257,807$7,295,9182
Dec 14, 20141284,817-61% 571,536$1,312,119$8,608,0373
Dec 28, 20142363,368 690,817$975,867$10,424,8365
Jan 4, 20151932,696-48% 723,513$513,327$10,938,1636
Jan 11, 20153020,222-38% 743,735$320,114$11,258,2777

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

Tyler Perry    Madea

Supporting Cast

Kathy Najimy    Kim
Chad Michael Murray    Tanner
Anna Maria Horsford    Eileen
Tika Sumpter    Lacey
Eric Lively    Connor
JR Lemon    Oliver
Alicia Witt    Amber
Lisa Whelchel    Nancy Porter
Larry the Cable Guy    Buddy
Noah Urrea    Bailey
Caroline Kennedy    Lucy
Julie Ann Doan    Customer 1
Vickie Eng    Customer 3
Whitney Christopher    Supervisor
Steve Boles    Mayor
Brooke Jaye Taylor    Parent 1
Clay Chappell    Parent 2
Heather Moore    Reporter
Ashlee Heath    Audry
Maddie Compton    Milly
Michael Hyland Cole    Business Owner
Bart Hansard    Country Lawyer
Jonathan Chase    Man
Antoine Dodson    YouTube Guy
Mike Davidson    Country Store Owner
Warren Barfield    Band Member
Doug Price    Band Member
Adam Silverman    Band Member
Travis Terrell    Band Member
Ana Rodriguez    Choir Singer
Diego Wren    Choir Singer
Emma Callicutt    Choir Singer
Evie Brady    Choir Singer
Evie Richardson    Choir Singer
Gideon Davinsky    Choir Singer
Isabelle Hanna    Choir Singer
Keith Tinaglia    Choir Singer
Lily Kostka    Choir Singer
Matthew Boulis    Choir Singer
Sam Henderson    Choir Singer

Cameos

Sweet Brown    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tyler Perry    Director
Tyler Perry    Screenwriter
Tyler Perry    Producer
Ozzie Areu    Producer
Matt Moore    Producer
Eloise C. Stammerjohn    Production Designer
Maysie Hoy    Editor
Christopher Young    Composer
Alexander Gruszynski    Director of Photography
Johnetta Boone    Costume Designer
Joel C. High    Music Supervisor
Jennifer Booth    Co-Producer
Kim Taylor-Coleman    Casting Director
Jennifer Booth    Unit Production Manager
Donald Murphy    Assistant Director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.    Assistant Director
Scott Dale    Stunt Coordinator
Will Greenfield    Production Supervisor
Dane Moore    Art Director
Carol Bayne Kelley    Set Decorator
Mark W. McCoy    Post-Production Supervisor
Ariana Young    Post-Production Supervisor
Chris Durfy    Sound Mixer
David Fletcher    Special Effects Coordinator
Paul A. Simmons Jr.    Costume Supervisor
Kimberly Jones    Make up
Tracy Ewell    Make up
Carol Campbell    Hairstylist
Andrea C. Brotherton    Hairstylist
Beth Day    Additional Casting
Rhavynn Drummer    Additional Casting
Romahd Middlebrooks    Additional Casting
Tiffany Blake    Additional Casting
Patrick Ingram    Additional Casting
Nathan Wright    Additional Casting
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Kimberly Wilhoit    Dialogue Editor
Joe Barnett    Re-recording Mixer
Marshall Garlington    Re-recording Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan    Foley Mixer
Chris LeDoux    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Sanford    Visual Effects Producer
Tim LeDoux    Compositing Supervisor
Cory Milano    Music Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 25th, 2014

November 25th, 2014

It is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, which means there are only a few days before Black Friday, which is one of the busiest shopping days of the season. At first glance, this might seem like a great day to release a DVD or Blu-ray; however, the massive sales will instead overshadow anything that comes out this week. This explains why there are so few interesting releases. The biggest release of the week is The Expendables 3 on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack, but it might be so bad it killed the franchise. The best release is Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Turkey Day Collection (XXXI), which is the Pick of the Week. We also have a Puck of the Week for Rhymes for Young Ghouls on DVD, a Canadian film that deserves a wider audience. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Smaug Descends on Box Office

December 16th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's a good news / bad news weekend at the box office. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place with ease earning the fourth biggest December opening weekend of all time. On the other hand, it was a little weaker than expected opening on the low end of predictions. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas also underperformed by a significant degree, which didn't help the overall box office. The overall box office rose 59% to $147 million, which seems like a huge amount, till you realize last weekend was the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is historically one of the worst weekends of the year. If there wasn't a massive jump at the box office, it would have been fatal for the month. This was also higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by a smaller margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by less than 0.5% at $9.90 million to $9.85 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Clear Skies for Smaug

December 12th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. 2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real 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 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...


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Synopsis

Madea gets coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas, but the biggest surprise is what they'll find when they arrive. As the small, rural town prepares for its annual Christmas Jubilee, new secrets are revealed and old relationships are tested while Madea dishes her own brand of Christmas Spirit to all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,007,634 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,194 opening theaters/2,194 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,654,981

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,764 $52,543,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,970 $52,543,354
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 336 $52,543,354
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $52,543,354

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: November 25th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor and language.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Madea
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: African Americans, Fat Suit, Cross-Dressing, Dysfunctional Family, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Family Comedy
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 225 $6,887,194 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 326 $9,287,041 Dec 27, 2013 17

Leading Cast

Tyler Perry    Madea

Supporting Cast

Kathy Najimy    Kim
Chad Michael Murray    Tanner
Anna Maria Horsford    Eileen
Tika Sumpter    Lacey
Eric Lively    Connor
JR Lemon    Oliver
Alicia Witt    Amber
Lisa Whelchel    Nancy Porter
Larry the Cable Guy    Buddy
Noah Urrea    Bailey
Caroline Kennedy    Lucy
Julie Ann Doan    Customer 1
Vickie Eng    Customer 3
Whitney Christopher    Supervisor
Steve Boles    Mayor
Brooke Jaye Taylor    Parent 1
Clay Chappell    Parent 2
Heather Moore    Reporter
Ashlee Heath    Audry
Maddie Compton    Milly
Michael Hyland Cole    Business Owner
Bart Hansard    Country Lawyer
Jonathan Chase    Man
Antoine Dodson    YouTube Guy
Mike Davidson    Country Store Owner
Warren Barfield    Band Member
Doug Price    Band Member
Adam Silverman    Band Member
Travis Terrell    Band Member
Ana Rodriguez    Choir Singer
Diego Wren    Choir Singer
Emma Callicutt    Choir Singer
Evie Brady    Choir Singer
Evie Richardson    Choir Singer
Gideon Davinsky    Choir Singer
Isabelle Hanna    Choir Singer
Keith Tinaglia    Choir Singer
Lily Kostka    Choir Singer
Matthew Boulis    Choir Singer
Sam Henderson    Choir Singer

Cameos

Sweet Brown    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tyler Perry    Director
Tyler Perry    Screenwriter
Tyler Perry    Producer
Ozzie Areu    Producer
Matt Moore    Producer
Eloise C. Stammerjohn    Production Designer
Maysie Hoy    Editor
Christopher Young    Composer
Alexander Gruszynski    Director of Photography
Johnetta Boone    Costume Designer
Joel C. High    Music Supervisor
Jennifer Booth    Co-Producer
Kim Taylor-Coleman    Casting Director
Jennifer Booth    Unit Production Manager
Donald Murphy    Assistant Director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.    Assistant Director
Scott Dale    Stunt Coordinator
Will Greenfield    Production Supervisor
Dane Moore    Art Director
Carol Bayne Kelley    Set Decorator
Mark W. McCoy    Post-Production Supervisor
Ariana Young    Post-Production Supervisor
Chris Durfy    Sound Mixer
David Fletcher    Special Effects Coordinator
Paul A. Simmons Jr.    Costume Supervisor
Kimberly Jones    Make up
Tracy Ewell    Make up
Carol Campbell    Hairstylist
Andrea C. Brotherton    Hairstylist
Beth Day    Additional Casting
Rhavynn Drummer    Additional Casting
Romahd Middlebrooks    Additional Casting
Tiffany Blake    Additional Casting
Patrick Ingram    Additional Casting
Nathan Wright    Additional Casting
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Kimberly Wilhoit    Dialogue Editor
Joe Barnett    Re-recording Mixer
Marshall Garlington    Re-recording Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan    Foley Mixer
Chris LeDoux    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jason Sanford    Visual Effects Producer
Tim LeDoux    Compositing Supervisor
Cory Milano    Music Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 25th, 2014

November 25th, 2014

It is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, which means there are only a few days before Black Friday, which is one of the busiest shopping days of the season. At first glance, this might seem like a great day to release a DVD or Blu-ray; however, the massive sales will instead overshadow anything that comes out this week. This explains why there are so few interesting releases. The biggest release of the week is The Expendables 3 on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack, but it might be so bad it killed the franchise. The best release is Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Turkey Day Collection (XXXI), which is the Pick of the Week. We also have a Puck of the Week for Rhymes for Young Ghouls on DVD, a Canadian film that deserves a wider audience. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Smaug Descends on Box Office

December 16th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's a good news / bad news weekend at the box office. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place with ease earning the fourth biggest December opening weekend of all time. On the other hand, it was a little weaker than expected opening on the low end of predictions. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas also underperformed by a significant degree, which didn't help the overall box office. The overall box office rose 59% to $147 million, which seems like a huge amount, till you realize last weekend was the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is historically one of the worst weekends of the year. If there wasn't a massive jump at the box office, it would have been fatal for the month. This was also higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by a smaller margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by less than 0.5% at $9.90 million to $9.85 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Clear Skies for Smaug

December 12th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. 2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real 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 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 3 $16,007,634   2,194 $7,296   $16,007,634 1
Dec 20, 2013 7 $8,384,980 -48% 2,194 $3,822   $28,155,257 2
Dec 27, 2013 12 $6,887,194 -18% 1,788 $3,852   $43,206,270 3
Jan 3, 2014 13 $2,912,311 -58% 1,474 $1,976   $50,227,277 4
Jan 10, 2014 19 $1,090,856 -63% 1,040 $1,049   $51,854,753 5
Jan 17, 2014 30 $170,371 -84% 391 $436   $52,222,089 6
Jan 24, 2014 39 $49,856 -71% 132 $378   $52,327,436 7
Jan 31, 2014 41 $95,159 +91% 163 $584   $52,433,396 8
Feb 7, 2014 39 $69,486 -27% 115 $604   $52,528,330 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 13, 2013 - $5,748,584     2,194 $2,620   $5,748,584 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $6,345,401 +10%   2,194 $2,892   $12,093,985 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $3,913,649 -38%   2,194 $1,784   $16,007,634 3
Dec 16, 2013 4 $984,079 -75%   2,194 $449   $16,991,713 4
Dec 17, 2013 4 $1,057,308 +7%   2,194 $482   $18,049,021 5
Dec 18, 2013 5 $809,906 -23%   2,194 $369   $18,858,927 6
Dec 19, 2013 5 $911,350 +13%   2,194 $415   $19,770,277 7
Dec 20, 2013 7 $2,428,035 +166% -58% 2,194 $1,107   $22,198,312 8
Dec 21, 2013 7 $3,398,008 +40% -46% 2,194 $1,549   $25,596,320 9
Dec 22, 2013 7 $2,558,937 -25% -35% 2,194 $1,166   $28,155,257 10
Dec 23, 2013 - $1,664,660 -35% +69% 2,194 $759   $29,819,917 11
Dec 24, 2013 - $1,304,825 -22% +23% 2,194 $595   $31,124,742 12
Dec 25, 2013 - $2,964,726 +127% +266% 2,194 $1,351   $34,089,468 13
Dec 26, 2013 8 $2,229,608 -25% +145% 2,194 $1,016   $36,319,076 14
Dec 27, 2013 10 $2,525,881 +13% +4% 1,788 $1,413   $38,844,957 15
Dec 28, 2013 8 $2,721,552 +8% -20% 1,788 $1,522   $41,566,509 16
Dec 29, 2013 9 $1,639,761 -40% -36% 1,788 $917   $43,206,270 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $1,084,641 -34% -35% 1,788 $607   $44,290,911 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $991,942 -9% -24% 1,788 $555   $45,282,853 19
Jan 1, 2014 12 $1,391,089 +40% -53% 1,788 $778   $46,673,942 20
Jan 2, 2014 12 $641,024 -54% -71% 1,788 $359   $47,314,966 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $1,031,490 +61% -59% 1,474 $700   $48,346,456 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $1,351,252 +31% -50% 1,474 $917   $49,697,708 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $529,569 -61% -68% 1,474 $359   $50,227,277 24
Jan 6, 2014 13 $153,292 -71% -86% 1,474 $104   $50,380,569 25
Jan 7, 2014 14 $155,784 +2% -84% 1,474 $106   $50,536,353 26
Jan 8, 2014 15 $118,972 -24% -91% 1,474 $81   $50,655,325 27
Jan 9, 2014 15 $108,572 -9% -83% 1,474 $74   $50,763,897 28
Jan 10, 2014 18 $298,193 +175% -71% 1,040 $287   $51,062,090 29
Jan 11, 2014 19 $556,212 +87% -59% 1,040 $535   $51,618,302 30
Jan 12, 2014 - $236,451 -57% -55% 1,040 $227   $51,854,753 31
Jan 13, 2014 - $50,893 -78% -67% 1,040 $49   $51,905,646 32
Jan 14, 2014 - $57,806 +14% -63% 1,040 $56   $51,963,452 33
Jan 15, 2014 - $46,238 -20% -61% 1,040 $44   $52,009,690 34
Jan 16, 2014 - $42,028 -9% -61% 1,040 $40   $52,051,718 35
Jan 17, 2014 - $45,493 +8% -85% 391 $116   $52,097,211 36
Jan 18, 2014 - $81,746 +80% -85% 391 $209   $52,178,957 37
Jan 19, 2014 - $43,132 -47% -82% 391 $110   $52,222,089 38
Jan 20, 2014 - $34,298 -20% -33% 391 $88   $52,256,387 39
Jan 21, 2014 - $7,423 -78% -87% 391 $19   $52,263,810 40
Jan 22, 2014 - $6,548 -12% -86% 391 $17   $52,270,358 41
Jan 23, 2014 - $7,222 +10% -83% 391 $18   $52,277,580 42
Jan 24, 2014 - $12,533 +74% -72% 132 $95   $52,290,113 43
Jan 25, 2014 - $25,413 +103% -69% 132 $193   $52,315,526 44
Jan 26, 2014 - $11,910 -53% -72% 132 $90   $52,327,436 45
Jan 27, 2014 - $2,557 -79% -93% 132 $19   $52,329,993 46
Jan 28, 2014 - $2,623 +3% -65% 132 $20   $52,332,616 47
Jan 29, 2014 - $2,151 -18% -67% 132 $16   $52,334,767 48
Jan 30, 2014 - $3,470 +61% -52% 132 $26   $52,338,237 49
Jan 31, 2014 - $26,674 +669% +113% 163 $164   $52,364,911 50
Feb 1, 2014 - $52,235 +96% +106% 163 $320   $52,417,146 51
Feb 2, 2014 - $16,250 -69% +36% 163 $100   $52,433,396 52
Feb 3, 2014 - $6,655 -59% +160% 163 $41   $52,440,051 53
Feb 4, 2014 - $6,865 +3% +162% 163 $42   $52,446,916 54
Feb 5, 2014 - $5,557 -19% +158% 163 $34   $52,452,473 55
Feb 6, 2014 - $6,371 +15% +84% 163 $39   $52,458,844 56
Feb 7, 2014 - $15,469 +143% -42% 115 $135   $52,474,313 57
Feb 8, 2014 - $35,064 +127% -33% 115 $305   $52,509,377 58
Feb 9, 2014 - $18,953 -46% +17% 115 $165   $52,528,330 59
Feb 10, 2014 - $4,111 -78% -38% 115 $36   $52,532,441 60
Feb 11, 2014 - $4,351 +6% -37% 115 $38   $52,536,792 61
Feb 12, 2014 - $2,896 -33% -48% 115 $25   $52,539,688 62
Feb 13, 2014 - $3,666 +27% -42% 115 $32   $52,543,354 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 3 $19,770,277   2,194 $9,011   $19,770,277 1
Dec 20, 2013 7 $16,548,799 -16% 2,194 $7,543   $36,319,076 2
Dec 27, 2013 11 $10,995,890 -34% 1,788 $6,150   $47,314,966 3
Jan 3, 2014 13 $3,448,931 -69% 1,474 $2,340   $50,763,897 4
Jan 10, 2014 20 $1,287,821 -63% 1,040 $1,238   $52,051,718 5
Jan 17, 2014 31 $225,862 -82% 391 $578   $52,277,580 6
Jan 24, 2014 39 $60,657 -73% 132 $460   $52,338,237 7
Jan 31, 2014 37 $120,607 +99% 163 $740   $52,458,844 8
Feb 7, 2014 40 $84,510 -30% 115 $735   $52,543,354 9

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20145269,387 269,387$4,038,111$4,038,1111
Dec 7, 20143217,332-19% 486,719$3,257,807$7,295,9182
Dec 14, 20141284,817-61% 571,536$1,312,119$8,608,0373
Dec 28, 20142363,368 690,817$975,867$10,424,8365
Jan 4, 20151932,696-48% 723,513$513,327$10,938,1636
Jan 11, 20153020,222-38% 743,735$320,114$11,258,2777

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