Unfriended (2015)

Unfriended poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,789,645Details
International Box Office $31,574,553Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,364,198
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,768,339 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,404,047 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,172,386
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,845,115 (48.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,000,000 (worldwide box office is 64.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,739 opening theaters/2,775 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,930,298

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: April 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
May 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 8th, 2015 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
June 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 28th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2366, 3/25/2015)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Franchise: Unfriended
Comparisons: vs. The Gallows
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Keywords: Viral Video, Black Out Drunk, Internet, Suicide, Revenge, Set in California, Narcotics, Home Invasion, Slasher Horror, Infidelity, Supernatural, Computer Screen Film
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Bazelevs Company, Blumhouse
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 3 $15,845,115   2,739 $5,785   $15,845,115 1
Apr 24, 2015 5 $6,161,710 -61% 2,775 $2,220   $25,075,475 2
May 1, 2015 8 $2,210,960 -64% 2,221 $995   $28,754,625 3
May 8, 2015 10 $1,454,355 -34% 1,701 $855   $30,985,315 4
May 15, 2015 16 $515,745 -65% 657 $785   $32,053,065 5
May 22, 2015 26 $150,660 -71% 239 $630   $32,404,390 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 2015 3 $6,820,110     2,739 $2,490   $6,820,110 1
Apr 18, 2015 3 $5,998,410 -12%   2,739 $2,190   $12,818,520 2
Apr 19, 2015 4 $3,026,595 -50%   2,739 $1,105   $15,845,115 3
Apr 20, 2015 3 $822,665 -73%   2,739 $300   $16,667,780 4
Apr 21, 2015 3 $958,770 +17%   2,739 $350   $17,626,550 5
Apr 22, 2015 4 $642,335 -33%   2,739 $235   $18,268,885 6
Apr 23, 2015 3 $644,880 n/c   2,739 $235   $18,913,765 7
Apr 24, 2015 4 $2,039,625 +216% -70% 2,775 $735   $20,953,390 8
Apr 25, 2015 5 $2,776,210 +36% -54% 2,775 $1,000   $23,729,600 9
Apr 26, 2015 6 $1,345,875 -52% -56% 2,775 $485   $25,075,475 10
Apr 27, 2015 5 $388,570 -71% -53% 2,775 $140   $25,464,045 11
Apr 28, 2015 5 $471,805 +21% -51% 2,775 $170   $25,935,850 12
Apr 29, 2015 6 $331,620 -30% -48% 2,775 $120   $26,267,470 13
Apr 30, 2015 7 $276,195 -17% -57% 2,775 $100   $26,543,665 14
May 1, 2015 7 $799,560 +189% -61% 2,221 $360   $27,343,225 15
May 2, 2015 7 $833,950 +4% -70% 2,221 $375   $28,177,175 16
May 3, 2015 6 $577,450 -31% -57% 2,221 $260   $28,754,625 17
May 4, 2015 6 $187,850 -67% -52% 2,221 $85   $28,942,475 18
May 5, 2015 8 $223,035 +19% -53% 2,221 $100   $29,165,510 19
May 6, 2015 8 $187,770 -16% -43% 2,221 $85   $29,353,280 20
May 7, 2015 7 $177,680 -5% -36% 2,221 $80   $29,530,960 21
May 8, 2015 8 $450,765 +154% -44% 1,701 $265   $29,981,725 22
May 9, 2015 9 $646,380 +43% -22% 1,701 $380   $30,628,105 23
May 10, 2015 11 $357,210 -45% -38% 1,701 $210   $30,985,315 24
May 11, 2015 9 $152,385 -57% -19% 1,701 $90   $31,137,700 25
May 12, 2015 9 $170,115 +12% -24% 1,701 $100   $31,307,815 26
May 13, 2015 9 $135,950 -20% -28% 1,701 $80   $31,443,765 27
May 14, 2015 10 $93,555 -31% -47% 1,701 $55   $31,537,320 28
May 15, 2015 - $151,110 +62% -66% 657 $230   $31,688,430 29
May 16, 2015 15 $229,950 +52% -64% 657 $350   $31,918,380 30
May 17, 2015 - $134,685 -41% -62% 657 $205   $32,053,065 31
May 18, 2015 13 $56,150 -58% -63% 657 $85   $32,109,215 32
May 19, 2015 14 $58,805 +5% -65% 657 $90   $32,168,020 33
May 20, 2015 14 $52,560 -11% -61% 657 $80   $32,220,580 34
May 21, 2015 - $33,150 -37% -65% 657 $50   $32,253,730 35
May 22, 2015 - $39,505 +19% -74% 239 $165   $32,293,235 36
May 23, 2015 - $58,595 +48% -75% 239 $245   $32,351,830 37
May 24, 2015 - $52,560 -10% -61% 239 $220   $32,404,390 38
May 25, 2015 - $34,680 -34% -38% 239 $145   $32,439,070 39
May 26, 2015 - $16,730 -52% -72% 239 $70   $32,455,800 40
May 27, 2015 - $14,340 -14% -73% 239 $60   $32,470,140 41
May 28, 2015 - $11,950 -17% -64% 239 $50   $32,482,090 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 3 $18,913,765   2,739 $6,905   $18,913,765 1
Apr 24, 2015 5 $7,629,900 -60% 2,775 $2,750   $26,543,665 2
May 1, 2015 8 $2,987,295 -61% 2,221 $1,345   $29,530,960 3
May 8, 2015 10 $2,006,360 -33% 1,701 $1,180   $31,537,320 4
May 15, 2015 16 $716,410 -64% 657 $1,090   $32,253,730 5
May 22, 2015 28 $228,360 -68% 239 $955   $32,482,090 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/24/2015 $202,224 34 34 92 $517,249 11/25/2015
Australia 4/30/2015 $988,952 185 185 677 $2,296,333 6/18/2015
Brazil 11/12/2015 $79,278 60 60 124 $157,628 12/16/2015
Chile 8/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $109,480 12/30/2018
Ecuador 10/8/2015 $0 0 18 36 $93,960 12/30/2018
Finland 10/9/2015 $11,243 16 16 27 $26,437 10/20/2015
France 6/26/2015 $492,828 0 0 0 $1,185,092 8/21/2018
Germany 7/17/2015 $1,737,644 0 0 0 $5,866,973 8/22/2018
Italy 6/19/2015 $538,732 0 0 0 $966,418 11/7/2018
Mexico 8/14/2015 $484,157 0 19 20 $1,251,578 9/7/2018
Netherlands 6/5/2015 $137,528 50 50 171 $353,964 11/21/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/9/2015 $819,031 511 538 1,049 $1,549,511 12/30/2018
South Korea 5/8/2015 $847,870 0 0 0 $1,435,368 8/29/2018
Spain 7/17/2015 $592,568 222 228 849 $2,359,850 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 5/1/2015 $2,040,527 0 361 361 $5,211,308 8/27/2018
Uruguay 9/24/2015 $11,137 12 12 21 $21,079 12/30/2018
Venezuela 8/21/2015 $0 0 1 4 $625,460 11/3/2015
 
Rest of World $7,546,865
 
International Total$31,574,553 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
Aug 16, 2015558,777 58,777$909,280$909,2803
Aug 23, 20151031,032-47% 89,809$498,684$1,407,9644
Aug 30, 20152020,582-34% 110,391$362,449$1,770,4135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 16, 2015429,665 29,665$587,969$587,9693
Aug 23, 201599,501-68% 39,166$188,504$776,4734
Aug 30, 2015147,180-24% 46,346$150,495$926,9685

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Leading Cast

Shelley Hennig    Blaire

Supporting Cast

Moses Storm    Mitch
Renee Olstead    Jess
Will Peltz    Adam
Jacob Wysocki    Ken
Courtney Halverson    Val
Heather Sossaman    Laura
Matthew Bohrer    Matt
Mickey River    Chatroulette
Keriann Hoffman    Fletcher
Jimmy Bowers    Audrey

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

Production and Technical Credits

Leo Gabriadze*    Director
Nelson Greaves    Screenwriter
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Nelson Greaves    Producer
Jason Blum    Executive Producer
Adam Sidman    Executive Producer
Alan Khamoui    Executive Producer
Veronika Belenikina    Associate Producer
Rick Sobalvarro    Associate Producer
Kathy Switzer    Associate Producer
Maria Zatulovskaya    Associate Producer
Russell Sadeghpour    Visual Effects Designer
Adam Sidman    Director of Photography
Veronika Belenikina    Costume Designer
Heidi Koleto    Production Designer
Parker Laramie    Editor
Andrew Wesman    Editor
John McAlary    Casting Director
Adam Sidman    Line Producer
Brooks Fairley    Art Director
Mike Moeding    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Moeding    Re-recording Mixer

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

Home Market Numbers: Hot Pursuit Can't Catch Holdovers

September 10th, 2015

Hot Pursuit

There were more new releases to chart this week than there were last week. However, none of the new releases from August 11th were unable to unseat the holdovers on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for August 16th chart. This left Insurgent in first place with 303,000 units / $4.85 million for the week, giving it totals of 1.17 million units / $18.95 million after two weeks of release. More...

Home Market Numbers: Insurgent Leads, but Home Market is not very Diverse

September 3rd, 2015

Descendants

Only two and a half new releases from August 2nd reached the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for August 9th chart. Insurgent led the way with 904,000 units and $14.71 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 54%. This is substantially lower than Divergent's opening week, which is a troubling sign for the franchise. Speaking of the franchise, there was also a Double-Feature, which placed third with 130,000 units / $2.98 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 48%. More...

Home Market Releases for August 11th, 2015

August 11th, 2015

Felicia Day

Fortunately, summer is coming to an end, so the quality of the home market releases will start to climb very soon. Unfortunately, this week the biggest first-run release is Unfriended. It is worth picking up, if you are a fan of the genre, but it is not exactly a blockbuster title. As for the best releases of the week, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is close to the top of the list. However, in the end I went with Felicia Day: You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), which is a bit of an unorthodox choice, as it is not a DVD or Blu-ray. However, it is the best new release of the week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Completes Sweep

April 27th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

As expected, Furious 7 completed the sweep winning every single weekend in April. Thankfully, every film in the top five matched or exceeded predictions, including The Age of Adaline, which had a solid third place opening. However, the overall box office still fell 18% from last weekend to just $97 million. This was also 16% lower than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by a margin of 2.3% at $3.13 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Is the Age of Furious 7 Over?

April 23rd, 2015

The Age of Adaline poster

The Age of Adaline is the only true wide release this week, and that could give it a boost at the box office. However, I seriously doubt that will give it a large enough boost to top Furious 7, which is looking to sweep the month of April. There is one other new release, Little Boy, that has a shot at the top ten. Finally, Ex Machina is expanding “nationwide.” I don't have a theater count for the film, but many think it will be truly wide, which would give it a shot at the top five. The Other Woman opened in first place this weekend last year, earning nearly $25 million. There’s no chance any film will match that figure this year. The top two films combined might not match that figure this year, so April will end on a losing note in the year-over-year comparison. That’s disappointing, but we will make up for the loss next week. More...

International Box Office: Furious has Billion Dollar Run

April 22nd, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 again dominated the weekend international box office chart earning $166.9 million on 17,834 screens in 67 markets for totals of $857.86 million internationally and $1.152 billion worldwide. This is the first film from Universal to reach $1 billion during its initial run (Jurassic Park got there during its 3D re-release). After opening in China last Sunday, the film made $186.60 million for the week giving it an eight-day total of $250.02 million there. It got to that milestone faster than any film and it is just $70 million behind Age of Extinction in that market. This is simply a stunning result. On the other hand, the film only managed third place in Japan with $6.2 million. More...

Contest: Unfriendly Wager: Winning Announcement

April 21st, 2015

Unfriended poster

The winners of our Unfriendly Wager contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Unfriended opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Falls, but Furious Still Fast

April 21st, 2015

Furious 7 poster

The top three films all missed expectations this past weekend, which suggests people are starting to become excited about The Avengers: Age of Ultron over anything in theaters at the moment. Furious 7 still won the race on the weekend chart and will top $300 million shortly. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2's and Unfriended's openings were fine, but nothing more. Overall, the box office fell 8.9% from last weekend down to $120 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 10% lower. Year-to-date, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 with the current margin being 2.3% at just under $3.00 billion to $2.93 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Furious 7 Tops $1 Billion Worldwide

April 19th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 continues its cruise into the record books this weekend with a third straight weekend at number one domestically, an international weekend estimated at $167.9 million (including $93.3 million in China to take it to $250 million there), and a worldwide total estimated at $1.153 billion as of the end of Sunday. It’s now the biggest film in Universal’s history, and their second after Jurassic Park to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film’s 51% decline in its third weekend in the domestic market suggests it’s running out of steam and will probably end with around $330 million here. It still has one weekend to cash in though, before Avengers: Age of Ultron will start on its own march to $1 billion on May 1. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Furious be Friendly to the New Releases?

April 16th, 2015

Unfriended poster

Furious 7 could be knocked out of top spot on the box office chart this weekend, as there are three wide releases coming out this week. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 appears to be the biggest and many think it will earn first place. However, its reviews are currently zero percent positive. Unfriended's reviews are still in the overall positive area, but I'm not sure how long that will last, as they've fallen quite a bit from earlier in the week. The only film with overwhelming positive reviews is Monkey Kingdom, which is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases and overall there were three films that earned $20 million or more. I think this weekend we could match that and that could give 2015 the victory in the year-over-year comparison. It could be close, on the other hand. More...

Contest: Unfriendly Wager

April 10th, 2015

Unfriended poster

There are four releases next week that we thought were going to open wide, but that turns out not to be the case. Monkey Kingdom was always expected to open semi-wide, but now we have reports that Child 44 will only open in 550 theaters, more or less. This leaves a two-way race between Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and Unfriended. Paul Blart could earn more in the long-run, but horror films tend to start faster. Therefore, Unfriended is the choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Unfriended.

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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. I'm going to do this with all contests from now on, to help spread out the winnings. Plus I still have hundreds of DVDs and Blu-rays that I simply don't have the storage for. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: April

April 1st, 2015

Furious 7 poster

March ended on a good note and helped 2015 maintain its lead over 2014 thanks to a trio of $100 million movies: Cinderella, Insurgent, and Home. April isn't as strong as far as depth goes, as only Furious 7 is expected to come close to $100 million at the box office. On the positive side, it could earn $100 million during its opening weekend, becoming the fastest starting film of the year, so far. On the negative side, it is expected to earn more than double the rest of the films' combined box office totals. Even worse, last April, there were two $100 million hits, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as two others that came close. There's no way April 2015 is going to live up to April 2014. I just hope the collapse isn't so bad that 2015 loses its lead over 2014 completely. More...


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Synopsis

Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,845,115 (48.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,000,000 (worldwide box office is 64.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,739 opening theaters/2,775 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,930,298

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: April 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
May 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 8th, 2015 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
June 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 28th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.
(Rating bulletin 2366, 3/25/2015)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Franchise: Unfriended
Comparisons: vs. The Gallows
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Viral Video, Black Out Drunk, Internet, Suicide, Revenge, Set in California, Narcotics, Home Invasion, Slasher Horror, Infidelity, Supernatural, Computer Screen Film
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Bazelevs Company, Blumhouse
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Shelley Hennig    Blaire

Supporting Cast

Moses Storm    Mitch
Renee Olstead    Jess
Will Peltz    Adam
Jacob Wysocki    Ken
Courtney Halverson    Val
Heather Sossaman    Laura
Matthew Bohrer    Matt
Mickey River    Chatroulette
Keriann Hoffman    Fletcher
Jimmy Bowers    Audrey

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

Production and Technical Credits

Leo Gabriadze*    Director
Nelson Greaves    Screenwriter
Timur Bekmambetov    Producer
Nelson Greaves    Producer
Jason Blum    Executive Producer
Adam Sidman    Executive Producer
Alan Khamoui    Executive Producer
Veronika Belenikina    Associate Producer
Rick Sobalvarro    Associate Producer
Kathy Switzer    Associate Producer
Maria Zatulovskaya    Associate Producer
Russell Sadeghpour    Visual Effects Designer
Adam Sidman    Director of Photography
Veronika Belenikina    Costume Designer
Heidi Koleto    Production Designer
Parker Laramie    Editor
Andrew Wesman    Editor
John McAlary    Casting Director
Adam Sidman    Line Producer
Brooks Fairley    Art Director
Mike Moeding    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Moeding    Re-recording Mixer

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

Home Market Numbers: Hot Pursuit Can't Catch Holdovers

September 10th, 2015

Hot Pursuit

There were more new releases to chart this week than there were last week. However, none of the new releases from August 11th were unable to unseat the holdovers on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for August 16th chart. This left Insurgent in first place with 303,000 units / $4.85 million for the week, giving it totals of 1.17 million units / $18.95 million after two weeks of release. More...

Home Market Numbers: Insurgent Leads, but Home Market is not very Diverse

September 3rd, 2015

Descendants

Only two and a half new releases from August 2nd reached the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for August 9th chart. Insurgent led the way with 904,000 units and $14.71 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 54%. This is substantially lower than Divergent's opening week, which is a troubling sign for the franchise. Speaking of the franchise, there was also a Double-Feature, which placed third with 130,000 units / $2.98 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 48%. More...

Home Market Releases for August 11th, 2015

August 11th, 2015

Felicia Day

Fortunately, summer is coming to an end, so the quality of the home market releases will start to climb very soon. Unfortunately, this week the biggest first-run release is Unfriended. It is worth picking up, if you are a fan of the genre, but it is not exactly a blockbuster title. As for the best releases of the week, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story is close to the top of the list. However, in the end I went with Felicia Day: You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), which is a bit of an unorthodox choice, as it is not a DVD or Blu-ray. However, it is the best new release of the week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Completes Sweep

April 27th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

As expected, Furious 7 completed the sweep winning every single weekend in April. Thankfully, every film in the top five matched or exceeded predictions, including The Age of Adaline, which had a solid third place opening. However, the overall box office still fell 18% from last weekend to just $97 million. This was also 16% lower than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by a margin of 2.3% at $3.13 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Is the Age of Furious 7 Over?

April 23rd, 2015

The Age of Adaline poster

The Age of Adaline is the only true wide release this week, and that could give it a boost at the box office. However, I seriously doubt that will give it a large enough boost to top Furious 7, which is looking to sweep the month of April. There is one other new release, Little Boy, that has a shot at the top ten. Finally, Ex Machina is expanding “nationwide.” I don't have a theater count for the film, but many think it will be truly wide, which would give it a shot at the top five. The Other Woman opened in first place this weekend last year, earning nearly $25 million. There’s no chance any film will match that figure this year. The top two films combined might not match that figure this year, so April will end on a losing note in the year-over-year comparison. That’s disappointing, but we will make up for the loss next week. More...

International Box Office: Furious has Billion Dollar Run

April 22nd, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 again dominated the weekend international box office chart earning $166.9 million on 17,834 screens in 67 markets for totals of $857.86 million internationally and $1.152 billion worldwide. This is the first film from Universal to reach $1 billion during its initial run (Jurassic Park got there during its 3D re-release). After opening in China last Sunday, the film made $186.60 million for the week giving it an eight-day total of $250.02 million there. It got to that milestone faster than any film and it is just $70 million behind Age of Extinction in that market. This is simply a stunning result. On the other hand, the film only managed third place in Japan with $6.2 million. More...

Contest: Unfriendly Wager: Winning Announcement

April 21st, 2015

Unfriended poster

The winners of our Unfriendly Wager contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Unfriended opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Falls, but Furious Still Fast

April 21st, 2015

Furious 7 poster

The top three films all missed expectations this past weekend, which suggests people are starting to become excited about The Avengers: Age of Ultron over anything in theaters at the moment. Furious 7 still won the race on the weekend chart and will top $300 million shortly. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2's and Unfriended's openings were fine, but nothing more. Overall, the box office fell 8.9% from last weekend down to $120 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 10% lower. Year-to-date, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 with the current margin being 2.3% at just under $3.00 billion to $2.93 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Furious 7 Tops $1 Billion Worldwide

April 19th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 continues its cruise into the record books this weekend with a third straight weekend at number one domestically, an international weekend estimated at $167.9 million (including $93.3 million in China to take it to $250 million there), and a worldwide total estimated at $1.153 billion as of the end of Sunday. It’s now the biggest film in Universal’s history, and their second after Jurassic Park to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film’s 51% decline in its third weekend in the domestic market suggests it’s running out of steam and will probably end with around $330 million here. It still has one weekend to cash in though, before Avengers: Age of Ultron will start on its own march to $1 billion on May 1. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Furious be Friendly to the New Releases?

April 16th, 2015

Unfriended poster

Furious 7 could be knocked out of top spot on the box office chart this weekend, as there are three wide releases coming out this week. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 appears to be the biggest and many think it will earn first place. However, its reviews are currently zero percent positive. Unfriended's reviews are still in the overall positive area, but I'm not sure how long that will last, as they've fallen quite a bit from earlier in the week. The only film with overwhelming positive reviews is Monkey Kingdom, which is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases and overall there were three films that earned $20 million or more. I think this weekend we could match that and that could give 2015 the victory in the year-over-year comparison. It could be close, on the other hand. More...

Contest: Unfriendly Wager

April 10th, 2015

Unfriended poster

There are four releases next week that we thought were going to open wide, but that turns out not to be the case. Monkey Kingdom was always expected to open semi-wide, but now we have reports that Child 44 will only open in 550 theaters, more or less. This leaves a two-way race between Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and Unfriended. Paul Blart could earn more in the long-run, but horror films tend to start faster. Therefore, Unfriended is the choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Unfriended.

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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. I'm going to do this with all contests from now on, to help spread out the winnings. Plus I still have hundreds of DVDs and Blu-rays that I simply don't have the storage for. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: April

April 1st, 2015

Furious 7 poster

March ended on a good note and helped 2015 maintain its lead over 2014 thanks to a trio of $100 million movies: Cinderella, Insurgent, and Home. April isn't as strong as far as depth goes, as only Furious 7 is expected to come close to $100 million at the box office. On the positive side, it could earn $100 million during its opening weekend, becoming the fastest starting film of the year, so far. On the negative side, it is expected to earn more than double the rest of the films' combined box office totals. Even worse, last April, there were two $100 million hits, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as two others that came close. There's no way April 2015 is going to live up to April 2014. I just hope the collapse isn't so bad that 2015 loses its lead over 2014 completely. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 3 $15,845,115   2,739 $5,785   $15,845,115 1
Apr 24, 2015 5 $6,161,710 -61% 2,775 $2,220   $25,075,475 2
May 1, 2015 8 $2,210,960 -64% 2,221 $995   $28,754,625 3
May 8, 2015 10 $1,454,355 -34% 1,701 $855   $30,985,315 4
May 15, 2015 16 $515,745 -65% 657 $785   $32,053,065 5
May 22, 2015 26 $150,660 -71% 239 $630   $32,404,390 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 2015 3 $6,820,110     2,739 $2,490   $6,820,110 1
Apr 18, 2015 3 $5,998,410 -12%   2,739 $2,190   $12,818,520 2
Apr 19, 2015 4 $3,026,595 -50%   2,739 $1,105   $15,845,115 3
Apr 20, 2015 3 $822,665 -73%   2,739 $300   $16,667,780 4
Apr 21, 2015 3 $958,770 +17%   2,739 $350   $17,626,550 5
Apr 22, 2015 4 $642,335 -33%   2,739 $235   $18,268,885 6
Apr 23, 2015 3 $644,880 n/c   2,739 $235   $18,913,765 7
Apr 24, 2015 4 $2,039,625 +216% -70% 2,775 $735   $20,953,390 8
Apr 25, 2015 5 $2,776,210 +36% -54% 2,775 $1,000   $23,729,600 9
Apr 26, 2015 6 $1,345,875 -52% -56% 2,775 $485   $25,075,475 10
Apr 27, 2015 5 $388,570 -71% -53% 2,775 $140   $25,464,045 11
Apr 28, 2015 5 $471,805 +21% -51% 2,775 $170   $25,935,850 12
Apr 29, 2015 6 $331,620 -30% -48% 2,775 $120   $26,267,470 13
Apr 30, 2015 7 $276,195 -17% -57% 2,775 $100   $26,543,665 14
May 1, 2015 7 $799,560 +189% -61% 2,221 $360   $27,343,225 15
May 2, 2015 7 $833,950 +4% -70% 2,221 $375   $28,177,175 16
May 3, 2015 6 $577,450 -31% -57% 2,221 $260   $28,754,625 17
May 4, 2015 6 $187,850 -67% -52% 2,221 $85   $28,942,475 18
May 5, 2015 8 $223,035 +19% -53% 2,221 $100   $29,165,510 19
May 6, 2015 8 $187,770 -16% -43% 2,221 $85   $29,353,280 20
May 7, 2015 7 $177,680 -5% -36% 2,221 $80   $29,530,960 21
May 8, 2015 8 $450,765 +154% -44% 1,701 $265   $29,981,725 22
May 9, 2015 9 $646,380 +43% -22% 1,701 $380   $30,628,105 23
May 10, 2015 11 $357,210 -45% -38% 1,701 $210   $30,985,315 24
May 11, 2015 9 $152,385 -57% -19% 1,701 $90   $31,137,700 25
May 12, 2015 9 $170,115 +12% -24% 1,701 $100   $31,307,815 26
May 13, 2015 9 $135,950 -20% -28% 1,701 $80   $31,443,765 27
May 14, 2015 10 $93,555 -31% -47% 1,701 $55   $31,537,320 28
May 15, 2015 - $151,110 +62% -66% 657 $230   $31,688,430 29
May 16, 2015 15 $229,950 +52% -64% 657 $350   $31,918,380 30
May 17, 2015 - $134,685 -41% -62% 657 $205   $32,053,065 31
May 18, 2015 13 $56,150 -58% -63% 657 $85   $32,109,215 32
May 19, 2015 14 $58,805 +5% -65% 657 $90   $32,168,020 33
May 20, 2015 14 $52,560 -11% -61% 657 $80   $32,220,580 34
May 21, 2015 - $33,150 -37% -65% 657 $50   $32,253,730 35
May 22, 2015 - $39,505 +19% -74% 239 $165   $32,293,235 36
May 23, 2015 - $58,595 +48% -75% 239 $245   $32,351,830 37
May 24, 2015 - $52,560 -10% -61% 239 $220   $32,404,390 38
May 25, 2015 - $34,680 -34% -38% 239 $145   $32,439,070 39
May 26, 2015 - $16,730 -52% -72% 239 $70   $32,455,800 40
May 27, 2015 - $14,340 -14% -73% 239 $60   $32,470,140 41
May 28, 2015 - $11,950 -17% -64% 239 $50   $32,482,090 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 3 $18,913,765   2,739 $6,905   $18,913,765 1
Apr 24, 2015 5 $7,629,900 -60% 2,775 $2,750   $26,543,665 2
May 1, 2015 8 $2,987,295 -61% 2,221 $1,345   $29,530,960 3
May 8, 2015 10 $2,006,360 -33% 1,701 $1,180   $31,537,320 4
May 15, 2015 16 $716,410 -64% 657 $1,090   $32,253,730 5
May 22, 2015 28 $228,360 -68% 239 $955   $32,482,090 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/24/2015 $202,224 34 34 92 $517,249 11/25/2015
Australia 4/30/2015 $988,952 185 185 677 $2,296,333 6/18/2015
Brazil 11/12/2015 $79,278 60 60 124 $157,628 12/16/2015
Chile 8/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $109,480 12/30/2018
Ecuador 10/8/2015 $0 0 18 36 $93,960 12/30/2018
Finland 10/9/2015 $11,243 16 16 27 $26,437 10/20/2015
France 6/26/2015 $492,828 0 0 0 $1,185,092 8/21/2018
Germany 7/17/2015 $1,737,644 0 0 0 $5,866,973 8/22/2018
Italy 6/19/2015 $538,732 0 0 0 $966,418 11/7/2018
Mexico 8/14/2015 $484,157 0 19 20 $1,251,578 9/7/2018
Netherlands 6/5/2015 $137,528 50 50 171 $353,964 11/21/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/9/2015 $819,031 511 538 1,049 $1,549,511 12/30/2018
South Korea 5/8/2015 $847,870 0 0 0 $1,435,368 8/29/2018
Spain 7/17/2015 $592,568 222 228 849 $2,359,850 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 5/1/2015 $2,040,527 0 361 361 $5,211,308 8/27/2018
Uruguay 9/24/2015 $11,137 12 12 21 $21,079 12/30/2018
Venezuela 8/21/2015 $0 0 1 4 $625,460 11/3/2015
 
Rest of World $7,546,865
 
International Total$31,574,553 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
Aug 16, 2015558,777 58,777$909,280$909,2803
Aug 23, 20151031,032-47% 89,809$498,684$1,407,9644
Aug 30, 20152020,582-34% 110,391$362,449$1,770,4135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 16, 2015429,665 29,665$587,969$587,9693
Aug 23, 201599,501-68% 39,166$188,504$776,4734
Aug 30, 2015147,180-24% 46,346$150,495$926,9685

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