Unfinished Business (2015)

Unfinished Business poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,219,501Details
International Box Office $2,994,550Details
Worldwide Box Office $13,214,051
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,188,360 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $505,529 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,693,889
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,772,613 (46.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,777 opening theaters/2,777 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,068,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
March 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Ukraine)
March 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
March 6th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (France)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 29th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some strong risqué sexual content/graphic nudity, and for language and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2355, 1/7/2015)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Inside Out
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Professional Rivalry, Fired, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Escape Artists, New Regency, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 2015 10 $4,772,613   2,777 $1,719   $4,772,613 1
Mar 13, 2015 13 $2,315,953 -51% 2,777 $834   $8,693,708 2
Mar 20, 2015 20 $317,958 -86% 597 $533   $9,982,284 3
Mar 27, 2015 56 $26,330 -92% 103 $256   $10,143,017 4
Apr 3, 2015 48 $31,204 +19% 76 $411   $10,188,479 5
Apr 10, 2015 67 $9,655 -69% 40 $241   $10,214,013 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 6, 2015 5 $1,802,993     2,777 $649   $1,802,993 1
Mar 7, 2015 11 $1,868,974 +4%   2,777 $673   $3,671,967 2
Mar 8, 2015 9 $1,100,646 -41%   2,777 $396   $4,772,613 3
Mar 9, 2015 9 $384,472 -65%   2,777 $138   $5,157,085 4
Mar 10, 2015 8 $501,907 +31%   2,777 $181   $5,658,992 5
Mar 11, 2015 8 $372,326 -26%   2,777 $134   $6,031,318 6
Mar 12, 2015 10 $346,437 -7%   2,777 $125   $6,377,755 7
Mar 13, 2015 13 $720,768 +108% -60% 2,777 $260   $7,098,523 8
Mar 14, 2015 13 $981,956 +36% -47% 2,777 $354   $8,080,479 9
Mar 15, 2015 13 $613,229 -38% -44% 2,777 $221   $8,693,708 10
Mar 16, 2015 10 $241,135 -61% -37% 2,777 $87   $8,934,843 11
Mar 17, 2015 10 $284,707 +18% -43% 2,777 $103   $9,219,550 12
Mar 18, 2015 11 $253,397 -11% -32% 2,777 $91   $9,472,947 13
Mar 19, 2015 11 $191,379 -24% -45% 2,777 $69   $9,664,326 14
Mar 20, 2015 - $95,552 -50% -87% 597 $160   $9,759,878 15
Mar 21, 2015 - $145,570 +52% -85% 597 $244   $9,905,448 16
Mar 22, 2015 - $76,836 -47% -87% 597 $129   $9,982,284 17
Mar 23, 2015 - $35,880 -53% -85% 597 $60   $10,018,164 18
Mar 24, 2015 - $43,606 +22% -85% 597 $73   $10,061,770 19
Mar 25, 2015 - $34,456 -21% -86% 597 $58   $10,096,226 20
Mar 26, 2015 - $20,461 -41% -89% 597 $34   $10,116,687 21
Mar 27, 2015 - $7,826 -62% -92% 103 $76   $10,124,513 22
Mar 28, 2015 - $11,169 +43% -92% 103 $108   $10,135,682 23
Mar 29, 2015 - $7,335 -34% -90% 103 $71   $10,143,017 24
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,185 -57% -91% 103 $31   $10,146,202 25
Mar 31, 2015 - $3,758 +18% -91% 103 $36   $10,149,960 26
Apr 1, 2015 - $2,846 -24% -92% 103 $28   $10,152,806 27
Apr 2, 2015 - $4,469 +57% -78% 103 $43   $10,157,275 28
Apr 3, 2015 - $11,748 +163% +50% 76 $155   $10,169,023 29
Apr 4, 2015 - $12,855 +9% +15% 76 $169   $10,181,878 30
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,601 -49% -10% 76 $87   $10,188,479 31
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,174 -37% +31% 76 $55   $10,192,653 32
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,253 +2% +13% 76 $56   $10,196,906 33
Apr 8, 2015 - $3,805 -11% +34% 76 $50   $10,200,711 34
Apr 9, 2015 - $3,647 -4% -18% 76 $48   $10,204,358 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 2015 9 $6,377,755   2,777 $2,297   $6,377,755 1
Mar 13, 2015 13 $3,286,571 -48% 2,777 $1,183   $9,664,326 2
Mar 20, 2015 19 $452,361 -86% 597 $758   $10,116,687 3
Mar 27, 2015 53 $40,588 -91% 103 $394   $10,157,275 4
Apr 3, 2015 49 $47,083 +16% 76 $620   $10,204,358 5
Apr 10, 2015 66 $15,143 -68% 40 $379   $10,219,501 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/5/2015 $496,328 208 208 517 $1,070,089 5/21/2015
France 5/22/2015 $1,550 0 0 0 $1,550 8/21/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/6/2015 $355,434 732 732 1,354 $604,515 11/19/2018
Spain 6/5/2015 $43,534 69 69 150 $98,031 11/28/2018
Ukraine 3/5/2015 $0 0 3 3 $163,330 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/6/2015 $593,176 0 0 0 $1,057,035 8/27/2018
 
International Total$2,994,550 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 20151236,479 36,479$544,996$544,9964

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 20151518,028 18,028$277,084$277,0844

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Leading Cast

Vince Vaughn    Dan Trunkman
Tom Wilkinson    Timothy McWinters
Dave Franco    Mike Pancake

Supporting Cast

Sienna Miller    Chuck Portnoy
Nick Frost    Bill Whilmsley
James Marsden    Jim Spinch
June Diane Raphael    Susan
Ella Anderson    Bess
Terry Conforti    St. Louis Ticket Agent
Melissa McMeekin    National Rental Clerk
Michael Krabbe    Dandlin Desk Clerk
Uwe Ochsenknecht    Maarten Daaervk
Jil Funke    Pretty German Girl
Marc Zwinz    German Police Officer
Leonard Carow    Kelf/Hostel Young Man
Golo Euler    Crowd Member
Simone Hanselmann    German Office Receptionist
David Bunners    German Pedestrian
Christian Sengewald    German Stranger
Anian Zollner    German Stranger
Sven Gerhardt    Race Official
Bonita Friedericy    Helen Harlmann
Rainer Reiners    Museum Tourist
Michael Tow    Japanese Businessman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Scott    Director
Steven Conrad    Screenwriter
Todd Black    Producer
Steve Tisch    Producer
Jason Blumenthal    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Anthony Katagas    Producer
David Bloomfield    Executive Producer
Oliver Stapleton    Director of Photography
Luca Tranchino    Production Designer
Michael Tronick    Editor
Jon Poll    Editor
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Alex Wurman    Composer
David Robinson    Costume Designer
Carl Woebcken*    Co-Producer
Christoph Fisser    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Dean Cochran    Post-Production Supervisor
Anthony Katagas    Unit Production Manager
Doug Torres    Assistant Director
Justin Ritson    Assistant Director
Bobby McGee    Assistant Director
Sandra Barger    Assistant Director
Tobias Asam    Assistant Director
Michelle Schrauwers    Assistant Director
Tony Adler    Assistant Director
Peter Teschner    Additional Editor
Aaron Brock    Additional Editor
Justin Moritt    Production Supervisor
Katharina Gapski    Production Supervisor
Miki Emmrich    Production Manager
Rebecca Breckel    Script Supervisor
Ana Maria Quintana    Script Supervisor
Jasmina Torbati    Line Producer
Jasmina Torbati    Unit Production Manager
Kheireddine El-Helou    Assistant Editor
Jill Piwowar    Assistant Editor
Ellen Segal    Music Editor
Richard Ford    Music Editor
Andreas Olshausen    Art Director
Paul Richards    Art Director
David Lazan    Art Director
Bernhard Henrich    Set Decorator
Cosmas Demetriou    Set Designer
Hinju Kim    Set Designer
Leslie Rollins    Set Decorator
Rachel Tenner    Casting Director
Valeska Schitthelm    Make-up and Hair Designer
Petra Schmidt-Schaller    Make-up and Hair Designer
Liz Bernstrom    Make up
Frank Barbosa    Hairstylist
Paul A. Simmons Jr.    Costume Supervisor
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Mandell Winter    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Collins    Sound Effects Editor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
David Esparza    Re-recording Mixer
David Esparza    Sound Designer
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Shawn Kennelly    Foley Mixer
Joe Bucaro    Stunt Coordinator
Volkhart Buff    Stunt Coordinator
Gerd Feuchter    Special Effects Supervisor
Judson Bell    Special Effects
Sean Devereaux    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Drewes    Visual Effects Executive Producer
Robert Pinnow    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Chap My Hide

July 5th, 2015

Chappie

Back on schedule, not that there's much to talk about. The biggest new release for the week ending June 21 was Chappie, which barely made more than $30 million domestically. This meant a holdover, American Sniper, rose to top spot on the home market chart with 378,000 units / $5.30 million for the week. This gives the film totals of 2.76 million units / $49.44 million after a month of release. More...

Home Market Releases for June 16th, 2015

June 17th, 2015

Spirited Away

Wow. Slow week. There are a few releases that are notable, but we very quickly run into titles that would be considered filler during the average week. In fact, there are no first run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week. There are a trio of limited releases that are in the running for that title: Time Lapse (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); Wild Tales (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); and The Wrecking Crew (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand). There were also two catalog releases of note: The Cat Returns (Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Spirited Away (Blu-ray Combo Pack). Both are excellent, but Spirited Away is the better of the two films and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Cinderella Helps Box Office Bounce Back

March 16th, 2015

Cinderella poster

As expected, Cinderella easily won the race to the top of the box office. However, it didn't quite do as well as expected. Additionally, Run All Night's opening was also a little softer than expected. Fortunately, despite this, the overall box office still bounced back from last weekend growing by 47% to $132 million. This was also higher than last year by 16%, which is really high for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 2.3% at $2.01 billion to $1.97 billion. This is not a huge lead, but it is still enough growth that the overall industry should be happy. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Chappie Leads Worst Weekend of the Year

March 10th, 2015

Chappie poster

It was the worst weekend of the year so far with two of the three wide releases bombing compared to expectations. It was so bad, that the three wide releases combined were lower than the high end predictions for Chappie. Unfinished Business missed the Mendoza Line and will be quickly forgotten by the end of the month. Only The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has a future. Overall, the total box office was just under $90 million, which was 16% lower than last weekend. It was also 38% lower than the same weekend last year. The top five this year barely made more than the number one film from last year, 300: Rise of an Empire. The combined opening of the three new releases this year was dwarfed by the opening of Mr. Peabody and Sherman last year. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but the lead has shrunk to under 1% at $1.85 billion to $1.84 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Chappie Tops Soft Weekend

March 8th, 2015

Chappie poster

A soft opening for Chappie and a weak returning field will combine to make this the worst weekend at the box office since the dark days of early December last year. Total spending will be around $90 million, down substantially from this time last year when 300: Rise of an Empire opened with $45 million. Chappie won’t manage a third of that, with a $13.3 million weekend projected by Sony as of Sunday morning. A slightly stronger $8.6 million opening from 1,573 theaters for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel won’t help the overall numbers much, but does add a bit of diversity to the top of the chart. More...

Weekend Predictions: Not the Best New Releases

March 5th, 2015

Chappie poster

March begins with three wide releases. Or to be more accurate, two wide releases and a semi-wide release. Unfortunately, both wide releases are being attacked by critics. Chappie is being called a smart idea with a dumb execution. Unfinished Business is earning some of the worst reviews of the year and its buzz is really not much better than its reviews. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is earning good reviews, but its theater count is low enough that it might not reach the top five. This weekend last year, there were two $100 million hits that debuted, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. None of the three wide releases this week will get to $100 million in total. In fact, all three films combined likely won't open with as much as 300: Rise of an Empire did. It looks like 2015 will lose in the year-over-year comparison in a significant way. More...

2015 Preview: March

March 1st, 2015

Cinderella poster

February was strong thanks to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Fifty Shades of Grey, both of which beat expectations. This March could actually be even better, as there are three or four films that have a decent shot at earning $100 million or more. The top film will likely be Cinderella, which has a real shot at $200 million. Insurgent will almost assuredly get beyond the $100 million mark, while Get Hard, Home, and perhaps Chappie will also get to the century mark. Last March, there were four $100 million hits, led by Divergent, which pulled in $150 million. While this March should be better than February, I'm not sure it will be better than last March. I don't think March 2015 will be much worse than last year, but I think its percentage lead will be chipped away at by the end of the month. More...

Contest: Easy Breezy

February 27th, 2015

Next weekend, there are three wide releases, including Chappie, which should lead the way on the box office chart over the weekend. (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Unfinished Business could be midlevel hits, but nothing more.) Because Chappie's box office potential is about twice that of the two other new releases, it is the only real choice for target target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Chappie.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize, including Life's a Breeze on DVD. 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 Frankenprize, including Life's a Breeze on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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Synopsis

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,772,613 (46.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,777 opening theaters/2,777 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,068,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 2015 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
March 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Ukraine)
March 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
March 6th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (France)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 29th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some strong risqué sexual content/graphic nudity, and for language and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2355, 1/7/2015)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Inside Out
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Professional Rivalry, Fired, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Escape Artists, New Regency, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Vince Vaughn    Dan Trunkman
Tom Wilkinson    Timothy McWinters
Dave Franco    Mike Pancake

Supporting Cast

Sienna Miller    Chuck Portnoy
Nick Frost    Bill Whilmsley
James Marsden    Jim Spinch
June Diane Raphael    Susan
Ella Anderson    Bess
Terry Conforti    St. Louis Ticket Agent
Melissa McMeekin    National Rental Clerk
Michael Krabbe    Dandlin Desk Clerk
Uwe Ochsenknecht    Maarten Daaervk
Jil Funke    Pretty German Girl
Marc Zwinz    German Police Officer
Leonard Carow    Kelf/Hostel Young Man
Golo Euler    Crowd Member
Simone Hanselmann    German Office Receptionist
David Bunners    German Pedestrian
Christian Sengewald    German Stranger
Anian Zollner    German Stranger
Sven Gerhardt    Race Official
Bonita Friedericy    Helen Harlmann
Rainer Reiners    Museum Tourist
Michael Tow    Japanese Businessman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Scott    Director
Steven Conrad    Screenwriter
Todd Black    Producer
Steve Tisch    Producer
Jason Blumenthal    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Anthony Katagas    Producer
David Bloomfield    Executive Producer
Oliver Stapleton    Director of Photography
Luca Tranchino    Production Designer
Michael Tronick    Editor
Jon Poll    Editor
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Alex Wurman    Composer
David Robinson    Costume Designer
Carl Woebcken*    Co-Producer
Christoph Fisser    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Dean Cochran    Post-Production Supervisor
Anthony Katagas    Unit Production Manager
Doug Torres    Assistant Director
Justin Ritson    Assistant Director
Bobby McGee    Assistant Director
Sandra Barger    Assistant Director
Tobias Asam    Assistant Director
Michelle Schrauwers    Assistant Director
Tony Adler    Assistant Director
Peter Teschner    Additional Editor
Aaron Brock    Additional Editor
Justin Moritt    Production Supervisor
Katharina Gapski    Production Supervisor
Miki Emmrich    Production Manager
Rebecca Breckel    Script Supervisor
Ana Maria Quintana    Script Supervisor
Jasmina Torbati    Line Producer
Jasmina Torbati    Unit Production Manager
Kheireddine El-Helou    Assistant Editor
Jill Piwowar    Assistant Editor
Ellen Segal    Music Editor
Richard Ford    Music Editor
Andreas Olshausen    Art Director
Paul Richards    Art Director
David Lazan    Art Director
Bernhard Henrich    Set Decorator
Cosmas Demetriou    Set Designer
Hinju Kim    Set Designer
Leslie Rollins    Set Decorator
Rachel Tenner    Casting Director
Valeska Schitthelm    Make-up and Hair Designer
Petra Schmidt-Schaller    Make-up and Hair Designer
Liz Bernstrom    Make up
Frank Barbosa    Hairstylist
Paul A. Simmons Jr.    Costume Supervisor
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Mandell Winter    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Collins    Sound Effects Editor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
David Esparza    Re-recording Mixer
David Esparza    Sound Designer
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Shawn Kennelly    Foley Mixer
Joe Bucaro    Stunt Coordinator
Volkhart Buff    Stunt Coordinator
Gerd Feuchter    Special Effects Supervisor
Judson Bell    Special Effects
Sean Devereaux    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Drewes    Visual Effects Executive Producer
Robert Pinnow    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Chap My Hide

July 5th, 2015

Chappie

Back on schedule, not that there's much to talk about. The biggest new release for the week ending June 21 was Chappie, which barely made more than $30 million domestically. This meant a holdover, American Sniper, rose to top spot on the home market chart with 378,000 units / $5.30 million for the week. This gives the film totals of 2.76 million units / $49.44 million after a month of release. More...

Home Market Releases for June 16th, 2015

June 17th, 2015

Spirited Away

Wow. Slow week. There are a few releases that are notable, but we very quickly run into titles that would be considered filler during the average week. In fact, there are no first run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week. There are a trio of limited releases that are in the running for that title: Time Lapse (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); Wild Tales (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); and The Wrecking Crew (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand). There were also two catalog releases of note: The Cat Returns (Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Spirited Away (Blu-ray Combo Pack). Both are excellent, but Spirited Away is the better of the two films and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Cinderella Helps Box Office Bounce Back

March 16th, 2015

Cinderella poster

As expected, Cinderella easily won the race to the top of the box office. However, it didn't quite do as well as expected. Additionally, Run All Night's opening was also a little softer than expected. Fortunately, despite this, the overall box office still bounced back from last weekend growing by 47% to $132 million. This was also higher than last year by 16%, which is really high for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 2.3% at $2.01 billion to $1.97 billion. This is not a huge lead, but it is still enough growth that the overall industry should be happy. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Chappie Leads Worst Weekend of the Year

March 10th, 2015

Chappie poster

It was the worst weekend of the year so far with two of the three wide releases bombing compared to expectations. It was so bad, that the three wide releases combined were lower than the high end predictions for Chappie. Unfinished Business missed the Mendoza Line and will be quickly forgotten by the end of the month. Only The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has a future. Overall, the total box office was just under $90 million, which was 16% lower than last weekend. It was also 38% lower than the same weekend last year. The top five this year barely made more than the number one film from last year, 300: Rise of an Empire. The combined opening of the three new releases this year was dwarfed by the opening of Mr. Peabody and Sherman last year. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but the lead has shrunk to under 1% at $1.85 billion to $1.84 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Chappie Tops Soft Weekend

March 8th, 2015

Chappie poster

A soft opening for Chappie and a weak returning field will combine to make this the worst weekend at the box office since the dark days of early December last year. Total spending will be around $90 million, down substantially from this time last year when 300: Rise of an Empire opened with $45 million. Chappie won’t manage a third of that, with a $13.3 million weekend projected by Sony as of Sunday morning. A slightly stronger $8.6 million opening from 1,573 theaters for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel won’t help the overall numbers much, but does add a bit of diversity to the top of the chart. More...

Weekend Predictions: Not the Best New Releases

March 5th, 2015

Chappie poster

March begins with three wide releases. Or to be more accurate, two wide releases and a semi-wide release. Unfortunately, both wide releases are being attacked by critics. Chappie is being called a smart idea with a dumb execution. Unfinished Business is earning some of the worst reviews of the year and its buzz is really not much better than its reviews. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is earning good reviews, but its theater count is low enough that it might not reach the top five. This weekend last year, there were two $100 million hits that debuted, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. None of the three wide releases this week will get to $100 million in total. In fact, all three films combined likely won't open with as much as 300: Rise of an Empire did. It looks like 2015 will lose in the year-over-year comparison in a significant way. More...

2015 Preview: March

March 1st, 2015

Cinderella poster

February was strong thanks to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Fifty Shades of Grey, both of which beat expectations. This March could actually be even better, as there are three or four films that have a decent shot at earning $100 million or more. The top film will likely be Cinderella, which has a real shot at $200 million. Insurgent will almost assuredly get beyond the $100 million mark, while Get Hard, Home, and perhaps Chappie will also get to the century mark. Last March, there were four $100 million hits, led by Divergent, which pulled in $150 million. While this March should be better than February, I'm not sure it will be better than last March. I don't think March 2015 will be much worse than last year, but I think its percentage lead will be chipped away at by the end of the month. More...

Contest: Easy Breezy

February 27th, 2015

Next weekend, there are three wide releases, including Chappie, which should lead the way on the box office chart over the weekend. (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Unfinished Business could be midlevel hits, but nothing more.) Because Chappie's box office potential is about twice that of the two other new releases, it is the only real choice for target target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Chappie.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize, including Life's a Breeze on DVD. 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 Frankenprize, including Life's a Breeze on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 2015 10 $4,772,613   2,777 $1,719   $4,772,613 1
Mar 13, 2015 13 $2,315,953 -51% 2,777 $834   $8,693,708 2
Mar 20, 2015 20 $317,958 -86% 597 $533   $9,982,284 3
Mar 27, 2015 56 $26,330 -92% 103 $256   $10,143,017 4
Apr 3, 2015 48 $31,204 +19% 76 $411   $10,188,479 5
Apr 10, 2015 67 $9,655 -69% 40 $241   $10,214,013 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 6, 2015 5 $1,802,993     2,777 $649   $1,802,993 1
Mar 7, 2015 11 $1,868,974 +4%   2,777 $673   $3,671,967 2
Mar 8, 2015 9 $1,100,646 -41%   2,777 $396   $4,772,613 3
Mar 9, 2015 9 $384,472 -65%   2,777 $138   $5,157,085 4
Mar 10, 2015 8 $501,907 +31%   2,777 $181   $5,658,992 5
Mar 11, 2015 8 $372,326 -26%   2,777 $134   $6,031,318 6
Mar 12, 2015 10 $346,437 -7%   2,777 $125   $6,377,755 7
Mar 13, 2015 13 $720,768 +108% -60% 2,777 $260   $7,098,523 8
Mar 14, 2015 13 $981,956 +36% -47% 2,777 $354   $8,080,479 9
Mar 15, 2015 13 $613,229 -38% -44% 2,777 $221   $8,693,708 10
Mar 16, 2015 10 $241,135 -61% -37% 2,777 $87   $8,934,843 11
Mar 17, 2015 10 $284,707 +18% -43% 2,777 $103   $9,219,550 12
Mar 18, 2015 11 $253,397 -11% -32% 2,777 $91   $9,472,947 13
Mar 19, 2015 11 $191,379 -24% -45% 2,777 $69   $9,664,326 14
Mar 20, 2015 - $95,552 -50% -87% 597 $160   $9,759,878 15
Mar 21, 2015 - $145,570 +52% -85% 597 $244   $9,905,448 16
Mar 22, 2015 - $76,836 -47% -87% 597 $129   $9,982,284 17
Mar 23, 2015 - $35,880 -53% -85% 597 $60   $10,018,164 18
Mar 24, 2015 - $43,606 +22% -85% 597 $73   $10,061,770 19
Mar 25, 2015 - $34,456 -21% -86% 597 $58   $10,096,226 20
Mar 26, 2015 - $20,461 -41% -89% 597 $34   $10,116,687 21
Mar 27, 2015 - $7,826 -62% -92% 103 $76   $10,124,513 22
Mar 28, 2015 - $11,169 +43% -92% 103 $108   $10,135,682 23
Mar 29, 2015 - $7,335 -34% -90% 103 $71   $10,143,017 24
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,185 -57% -91% 103 $31   $10,146,202 25
Mar 31, 2015 - $3,758 +18% -91% 103 $36   $10,149,960 26
Apr 1, 2015 - $2,846 -24% -92% 103 $28   $10,152,806 27
Apr 2, 2015 - $4,469 +57% -78% 103 $43   $10,157,275 28
Apr 3, 2015 - $11,748 +163% +50% 76 $155   $10,169,023 29
Apr 4, 2015 - $12,855 +9% +15% 76 $169   $10,181,878 30
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,601 -49% -10% 76 $87   $10,188,479 31
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,174 -37% +31% 76 $55   $10,192,653 32
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,253 +2% +13% 76 $56   $10,196,906 33
Apr 8, 2015 - $3,805 -11% +34% 76 $50   $10,200,711 34
Apr 9, 2015 - $3,647 -4% -18% 76 $48   $10,204,358 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 2015 9 $6,377,755   2,777 $2,297   $6,377,755 1
Mar 13, 2015 13 $3,286,571 -48% 2,777 $1,183   $9,664,326 2
Mar 20, 2015 19 $452,361 -86% 597 $758   $10,116,687 3
Mar 27, 2015 53 $40,588 -91% 103 $394   $10,157,275 4
Apr 3, 2015 49 $47,083 +16% 76 $620   $10,204,358 5
Apr 10, 2015 66 $15,143 -68% 40 $379   $10,219,501 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/5/2015 $496,328 208 208 517 $1,070,089 5/21/2015
France 5/22/2015 $1,550 0 0 0 $1,550 8/21/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/6/2015 $355,434 732 732 1,354 $604,515 11/19/2018
Spain 6/5/2015 $43,534 69 69 150 $98,031 11/28/2018
Ukraine 3/5/2015 $0 0 3 3 $163,330 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/6/2015 $593,176 0 0 0 $1,057,035 8/27/2018
 
International Total$2,994,550 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 20151236,479 36,479$544,996$544,9964

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 20151518,028 18,028$277,084$277,0844

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