War Dogs (2016)

War Dogs
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,034,523Details
International Box Office $43,199,980Details
Worldwide Box Office $86,234,503
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,186,851 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,179,852 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,366,703
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Follows two friends in their early 20s living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,685,305 (34.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,258 opening theaters/3,258 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,631,459

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Týpci a zbraně (Czech Republic)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Karo šunys (Lithuania)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: November 11th, 2016 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2396 (Cert #50097), 10/21/2015)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Our Brand is Crisis
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Keywords: 2000s, War Profiteers, Afghanistan War, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Joint Effort, The Mark Gordon Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 379 $6,229,408 Sep 2, 2016 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 181 $6,100,292 Sep 2, 2016 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $7,896,135 Sep 2, 2016 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 3 $14,685,305   3,258 $4,507   $14,685,305 1
Aug 26, 2016 7 $7,022,257 -52% 3,258 $2,155   $27,524,944 2
Sep 2, 2016 6 $4,812,634 -31% 2,848 $1,690   $35,325,594 3
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,027,498 -58% 1,781 $1,138   $39,802,216 4
Sep 16, 2016 18 $1,025,050 -49% 902 $1,136   $41,675,235 5
Sep 23, 2016 21 $380,488 -63% 417 $912   $42,480,676 6
Sep 30, 2016 28 $124,523 -67% 166 $750   $42,766,505 7
Oct 7, 2016 36 $104,265 -16% 175 $596   $42,920,384 8
Oct 14, 2016 48 $44,783 -57% 123 $364   $43,017,433 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 18, 2016 P $1,900,000     0     $1,900,000  
Aug 19, 2016 2 $5,550,589     3,258 $1,704   $5,550,589 1
Aug 20, 2016 3 $4,981,332 -10%   3,258 $1,529   $10,531,921 2
Aug 21, 2016 3 $4,153,384 -17%   3,258 $1,275   $14,685,305 3
Aug 22, 2016 3 $1,501,311 -64%   3,258 $461   $16,186,616 4
Aug 23, 2016 3 $1,915,797 +28%   3,258 $588   $18,102,413 5
Aug 24, 2016 3 $1,283,892 -33%   3,258 $394   $19,386,305 6
Aug 25, 2016 3 $1,116,382 -13%   3,258 $343   $20,502,687 7
Aug 26, 2016 5 $2,005,080 +80% -64% 3,258 $615   $22,507,767 8
Aug 27, 2016 6 $2,997,389 +49% -40% 3,258 $920   $25,505,156 9
Aug 28, 2016 7 $2,019,788 -33% -51% 3,258 $620   $27,524,944 10
Aug 29, 2016 4 $703,864 -65% -53% 3,258 $216   $28,228,808 11
Aug 30, 2016 5 $950,425 +35% -50% 3,258 $292   $29,179,233 12
Aug 31, 2016 4 $663,576 -30% -48% 3,258 $204   $29,842,809 13
Sep 1, 2016 6 $670,151 +1% -40% 3,258 $206   $30,512,960 14
Sep 2, 2016 8 $1,236,028 +84% -38% 2,848 $434   $31,748,988 15
Sep 3, 2016 8 $1,725,650 +40% -42% 2,848 $606   $33,474,638 16
Sep 4, 2016 6 $1,850,956 +7% -8% 2,848 $650   $35,325,594 17
Sep 5, 2016 7 $1,287,658 -30% +83% 2,848 $452   $36,613,252 18
Sep 6, 2016 5 $501,103 -61% -47% 2,848 $176   $37,114,355 19
Sep 7, 2016 6 $355,872 -29% -46% 2,848 $125   $37,470,227 20
Sep 8, 2016 7 $304,491 -14% -55% 2,848 $107   $37,774,718 21
Sep 9, 2016 11 $597,763 +96% -52% 1,781 $336   $38,372,481 22
Sep 10, 2016 11 $928,369 +55% -46% 1,781 $521   $39,300,850 23
Sep 11, 2016 12 $501,366 -46% -73% 1,781 $282   $39,802,216 24
Sep 12, 2016 9 $200,435 -60% -84% 1,781 $113   $40,002,651 25
Sep 13, 2016 9 $283,655 +42% -43% 1,781 $159   $40,286,306 26
Sep 14, 2016 9 $201,395 -29% -43% 1,781 $113   $40,487,701 27
Sep 15, 2016 10 $162,484 -19% -47% 1,781 $91   $40,650,185 28
Sep 16, 2016 - $305,102 +88% -49% 902 $338   $40,955,287 29
Sep 17, 2016 - $456,933 +50% -51% 902 $507   $41,412,220 30
Sep 18, 2016 - $263,015 -42% -48% 902 $292   $41,675,235 31
Sep 19, 2016 13 $105,836 -60% -47% 902 $117   $41,781,071 32
Sep 20, 2016 15 $136,645 +29% -52% 902 $151   $41,917,716 33
Sep 21, 2016 15 $101,405 -26% -50% 902 $112   $42,019,121 34
Sep 22, 2016 14 $81,067 -20% -50% 902 $90   $42,100,188 35
Sep 23, 2016 - $115,776 +43% -62% 417 $278   $42,215,964 36
Sep 24, 2016 - $170,293 +47% -63% 417 $408   $42,386,257 37
Sep 25, 2016 - $94,419 -45% -64% 417 $226   $42,480,676 38
Sep 26, 2016 - $35,758 -62% -66% 417 $86   $42,516,434 39
Sep 27, 2016 - $53,994 +51% -60% 417 $129   $42,570,428 40
Sep 28, 2016 - $41,123 -24% -59% 417 $99   $42,611,551 41
Sep 29, 2016 - $30,431 -26% -62% 417 $73   $42,641,982 42
Sep 30, 2016 - $37,061 +22% -68% 166 $223   $42,679,043 43
Oct 1, 2016 - $57,312 +55% -66% 166 $345   $42,736,355 44
Oct 2, 2016 - $30,150 -47% -68% 166 $182   $42,766,505 45
Oct 3, 2016 - $13,567 -55% -62% 166 $82   $42,780,072 46
Oct 4, 2016 - $14,381 +6% -73% 166 $87   $42,794,453 47
Oct 5, 2016 - $11,183 -22% -73% 166 $67   $42,805,636 48
Oct 6, 2016 - $10,483 -6% -66% 166 $63   $42,816,119 49
Oct 7, 2016 - $30,844 +194% -17% 175 $176   $42,846,963 50
Oct 8, 2016 - $42,941 +39% -25% 175 $245   $42,889,904 51
Oct 9, 2016 - $30,480 -29% +1% 175 $174   $42,920,384 52
Oct 10, 2016 - $15,678 -49% +16% 175 $90   $42,936,062 53
Oct 11, 2016 - $14,055 -10% -2% 175 $80   $42,950,117 54
Oct 12, 2016 - $11,946 -15% +7% 175 $68   $42,962,063 55
Oct 13, 2016 - $10,587 -11% +1% 175 $60   $42,972,650 56
Oct 14, 2016 - $14,149 +34% -54% 123 $115   $42,986,799 57
Oct 15, 2016 - $18,311 +29% -57% 123 $149   $43,005,110 58
Oct 16, 2016 - $12,323 -33% -60% 123 $100   $43,017,433 59
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,704 -70% -76% 123 $30   $43,021,137 60
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,901 +32% -65% 123 $40   $43,026,038 61
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,922 -20% -67% 123 $32   $43,029,960 62
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,563 +16% -57% 123 $37   $43,034,523 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 3 $20,502,687   3,258 $6,293   $20,502,687 1
Aug 26, 2016 7 $10,010,273 -51% 3,258 $3,073   $30,512,960 2
Sep 2, 2016 7 $7,261,758 -27% 2,848 $2,550   $37,774,718 3
Sep 9, 2016 11 $2,875,467 -60% 1,781 $1,615   $40,650,185 4
Sep 16, 2016 18 $1,450,003 -50% 902 $1,608   $42,100,188 5
Sep 23, 2016 20 $541,794 -63% 417 $1,299   $42,641,982 6
Sep 30, 2016 31 $174,137 -68% 166 $1,049   $42,816,119 7
Oct 7, 2016 37 $156,531 -10% 175 $894   $42,972,650 8
Oct 14, 2016 50 $61,873 -60% 123 $503   $43,034,523 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $138,616 92 92 197 $296,893 11/30/2018
Australia 8/19/2016 $1,067,143 246 246 895 $3,117,227 10/6/2016
Brazil 9/9/2016 $0 0 0 0 $213,924 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 8/19/2016 $23,445 0 0 0 $96,027 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/19/2016 $44,114 52 52 126 $119,384 12/31/2018
France 9/16/2016 $1,400,000 0 0 0 $3,758,656 8/17/2018
Germany 9/30/2016 $992,349 0 0 0 $2,524,553 8/19/2018
Italy 9/16/2016 $981,252 0 0 0 $2,527,834 10/13/2016
Lithuania 8/19/2016 $31,991 109 109 289 $155,722 10/19/2016
Netherlands 8/19/2016 $360,822 80 81 429 $1,162,710 9/28/2016
New Zealand 8/19/2016 $137,384 62 62 238 $423,165 9/12/2016
Poland 8/19/2016 $176,337 0 0 0 $678,948 11/18/2018
Portugal 8/19/2016 $165,678 42 42 183 $617,369 10/19/2016
Russia (CIS) 8/19/2016 $1,906,843 951 951 2,334 $4,311,543 12/31/2018
Slovakia 8/19/2016 $48,053 43 43 119 $159,685 10/6/2016
Slovenia 8/19/2016 $19,246 10 10 59 $84,993 11/7/2016
Spain 9/9/2016 $582,680 280 284 1,089 $1,845,212 10/27/2016
United Kingdom 8/26/2016 $1,323,588 481 489 1,301 $4,255,801 9/14/2016
 
Rest of World $16,850,334
 
International Total$43,199,980 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 27, 20162669,694 69,694$1,092,802$1,092,8023
Dec 4, 20161154,539-22% 124,233$845,900$1,938,7024
Dec 11, 20162719,332-65% 143,565$303,126$2,241,8285
Dec 18, 20162223,838+23% 167,403$238,142$2,479,9706
Jan 1, 20172513,064 219,511$141,875$3,006,4288
Jan 22, 20172110,554 248,139$134,880$3,430,03211
Jan 29, 2017289,525-10% 257,664$122,872$3,552,90412

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Feb 9, 202171 4
Feb 10, 202142 11
Feb 11, 202153 17
Feb 12, 202154 23
Feb 13, 202165 28
Feb 14, 202156 34
Feb 15, 202157 40
Feb 16, 202178 44

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Leading Cast

Jonah Hill    Efraim Diveroli
Miles Teller    David Packouz

Supporting Cast

Ana de Armas    Iz
Bradley Cooper    Henry Girard
Steve Lantz    Security Guard
Gregg Weiner    Massage Client
Eddie Jemison    Hilldale Home Manager
Julian Sergi    Rosen
Daniel Berson    Rabbi
Edson Jean    Drug Dealer
Daimion Johnson    Drug Dealer
Bethuel Fletcher    Drug Dealer
Kevin Pollak    Ralph Slutsky
Gabriela Alvarez    Club Girl
Ali Chen    OB-GYN
Patrick St. Esprit    Captain Philip Santos
Jeremy Tardy    Kip
Ashley Spillers    Rosen's Wife
Alisa Allapach    Dinner Party Guest
Tucker Merrick    Dinner Party Guest
Mosa Omari    Jordanian Boy
Mansour Badri    Jordanian Fixer
Mohammed Omari    Jordanian Fixer
Shaun Toub    Marlboro
Mehdi Merali    Iraqi Soldier
Bahram Khosraviani    Iraqi Soldier
Jeff Pierre    Money Room Soldier
Randy Jay Burrell    AEY Interviewee
Stoney Westmoreland    Vegas X Supplier
Wallace Langham    Vegas X Supplier
Said Faraj    Vegas X Supplier
Roy Jenkins    Vegas X Supplier
Richard Coley    Vegas X Supplier
Ira Kay    Vegas X Supplier
Christopher Cho    Vegas X Supplier
Ben Wise    Vegas X Supplier
Benny Figgins    Casino Dealer
JB Blanc    Bashkim
Andrei Finti    Yili Pinari
Mircea Stoian    Albanian General
Aaron Lustig    Rock Island Bureaucrat
Barry Livingston    Rock Island Bureaucrat
Gabriel Spahiu    Enver
Alin Georgiou Popa    Packaging Guy
Florin Stancu    Albanian Thug
Petrica Marin    Albanian Thug
Bogdan Albulescu    Warehouse Worker
Liliana Cristina Circei    Bashkim's Wife
Caroline Lowe    AEY Receptionist
Lita Lopez    Waitress
Natalia Mantilla    Ella (1 1/2 Years)
Valentina Mantilla    Ella (1 1/2 Years)
Vincent Teixeira    FBI Agent
Phillip Allen Hall III    Night Patron

Cameos

Dan Bilzerian    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Phillips    Director
Todd Phillips    Producer
Bradley Cooper    Producer
Mark Gordon    Producer
Stephen Chin    Screenwriter
Jason Smilovic    Screenwriter
Todd Phillips    Screenwriter
Guy Lawson    Based on the Rolling Stone article "Arms and the Dudes" by
Bryan Zuriff    Executive Producer
David Siegel    Executive Producer
Lawrence Sher    Director of Photography
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
Jeff Groth    Editor
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Joseph Garner    Co-Producer
Guy Lawson    Co-Producer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
George Drakoulias    Music Supervisor
John Papsidera    Casting Director
David Siegel    Unit Production Manager
Vincent Lascoumes    First Assistant Director
Tom Davies    First Assistant Director
Christophe Le Chanu    Second Assistant Director
Aaron Fitzgerald    Second Assistant Director
Robert Stadd    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dana E. Glauberman    Additional Editor
Cameron Frankley    Sound Designer
Cameron Frankley    Sound Supervisor
Deb Schwab*    Production Supervisor
Julie Donovan    Associate Producer
Desma Murphy    Supervising Art Director
Jay Pelissier    Art Director
Jon Carlos    Art Director
Anne Porter    Set Designer
Jeff Markwith    Set Designer
Steve Gehrke    Script Supervisor
Mark Weingarten    Sound Mixer
Lisa Dennis    Post-Production Supervisor
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Harrison Meyle    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Sean Heissinger    Dialogue Editor
Dan Kenyon    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Michaels    Sound Effects Editor
Darrin Mann    Foley Mixer
Jason Ruder    Supervising Music Editor
Jordan Corngold    Music Editor
Donna O'Neal    Costume Supervisor
Dennis Liddiard    Make up
Francisco Perez    Make up
Kimberley Spiteri    Hairstylist
Marie Elena    Hairstylist
James Lorimer    Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Lavet    Location Manager

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

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War Dogs Trailer

July 12th, 2016

Real-life comedy thriller starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, directed by Todd Phillips, opens August 19 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Follows two friends in their early 20s living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,685,305 (34.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,258 opening theaters/3,258 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,631,459

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Týpci a zbraně (Czech Republic)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Karo šunys (Lithuania)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
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Video Release: November 11th, 2016 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2396 (Cert #50097), 10/21/2015)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Our Brand is Crisis
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Keywords: 2000s, War Profiteers, Afghanistan War, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Joint Effort, The Mark Gordon Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 379 $6,229,408 Sep 2, 2016 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 181 $6,100,292 Sep 2, 2016 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $7,896,135 Sep 2, 2016 17

Leading Cast

Jonah Hill    Efraim Diveroli
Miles Teller    David Packouz

Supporting Cast

Ana de Armas    Iz
Bradley Cooper    Henry Girard
Steve Lantz    Security Guard
Gregg Weiner    Massage Client
Eddie Jemison    Hilldale Home Manager
Julian Sergi    Rosen
Daniel Berson    Rabbi
Edson Jean    Drug Dealer
Daimion Johnson    Drug Dealer
Bethuel Fletcher    Drug Dealer
Kevin Pollak    Ralph Slutsky
Gabriela Alvarez    Club Girl
Ali Chen    OB-GYN
Patrick St. Esprit    Captain Philip Santos
Jeremy Tardy    Kip
Ashley Spillers    Rosen's Wife
Alisa Allapach    Dinner Party Guest
Tucker Merrick    Dinner Party Guest
Mosa Omari    Jordanian Boy
Mansour Badri    Jordanian Fixer
Mohammed Omari    Jordanian Fixer
Shaun Toub    Marlboro
Mehdi Merali    Iraqi Soldier
Bahram Khosraviani    Iraqi Soldier
Jeff Pierre    Money Room Soldier
Randy Jay Burrell    AEY Interviewee
Stoney Westmoreland    Vegas X Supplier
Wallace Langham    Vegas X Supplier
Said Faraj    Vegas X Supplier
Roy Jenkins    Vegas X Supplier
Richard Coley    Vegas X Supplier
Ira Kay    Vegas X Supplier
Christopher Cho    Vegas X Supplier
Ben Wise    Vegas X Supplier
Benny Figgins    Casino Dealer
JB Blanc    Bashkim
Andrei Finti    Yili Pinari
Mircea Stoian    Albanian General
Aaron Lustig    Rock Island Bureaucrat
Barry Livingston    Rock Island Bureaucrat
Gabriel Spahiu    Enver
Alin Georgiou Popa    Packaging Guy
Florin Stancu    Albanian Thug
Petrica Marin    Albanian Thug
Bogdan Albulescu    Warehouse Worker
Liliana Cristina Circei    Bashkim's Wife
Caroline Lowe    AEY Receptionist
Lita Lopez    Waitress
Natalia Mantilla    Ella (1 1/2 Years)
Valentina Mantilla    Ella (1 1/2 Years)
Vincent Teixeira    FBI Agent
Phillip Allen Hall III    Night Patron

Cameos

Dan Bilzerian    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Phillips    Director
Todd Phillips    Producer
Bradley Cooper    Producer
Mark Gordon    Producer
Stephen Chin    Screenwriter
Jason Smilovic    Screenwriter
Todd Phillips    Screenwriter
Guy Lawson    Based on the Rolling Stone article "Arms and the Dudes" by
Bryan Zuriff    Executive Producer
David Siegel    Executive Producer
Lawrence Sher    Director of Photography
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
Jeff Groth    Editor
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Joseph Garner    Co-Producer
Guy Lawson    Co-Producer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
George Drakoulias    Music Supervisor
John Papsidera    Casting Director
David Siegel    Unit Production Manager
Vincent Lascoumes    First Assistant Director
Tom Davies    First Assistant Director
Christophe Le Chanu    Second Assistant Director
Aaron Fitzgerald    Second Assistant Director
Robert Stadd    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dana E. Glauberman    Additional Editor
Cameron Frankley    Sound Designer
Cameron Frankley    Sound Supervisor
Deb Schwab*    Production Supervisor
Julie Donovan    Associate Producer
Desma Murphy    Supervising Art Director
Jay Pelissier    Art Director
Jon Carlos    Art Director
Anne Porter    Set Designer
Jeff Markwith    Set Designer
Steve Gehrke    Script Supervisor
Mark Weingarten    Sound Mixer
Lisa Dennis    Post-Production Supervisor
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Harrison Meyle    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Sean Heissinger    Dialogue Editor
Dan Kenyon    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Michaels    Sound Effects Editor
Darrin Mann    Foley Mixer
Jason Ruder    Supervising Music Editor
Jordan Corngold    Music Editor
Donna O'Neal    Costume Supervisor
Dennis Liddiard    Make up
Francisco Perez    Make up
Kimberley Spiteri    Hairstylist
Marie Elena    Hairstylist
James Lorimer    Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Lavet    Location Manager

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

2016 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 12th, 2016

La La Land

The Golden Globes nominations were announced and we are starting to see a few names pop up over and over again. La La Land led the way with seven nominations, but Moonlight was right behind with six and Manchester by the Sea earned five. You will be hearing those three names over and over and over again this Awards Season. More...

Home Market Releases for November 22nd, 2016

November 21st, 2016

MST3k

This is the Tuesday before Black Friday / Cyber Monday. It is the last chance for a home market release to come out before one of the most important shopping weekends of the year. However, it also means the new releases coming out have to compete with massive sales and they will tend to get lost in the crowd. Overall, this is a negative for the new releases, which explains why there are not many big titles. The biggest release of the week is Kubo and the Two Strings, which is also one of the best. If you don’t have any of the Laika films, then the Box Set is easily worth picking up. However, I’m giving the Pick of the Week title to Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXVII, because I’m a huge fanboy.

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Home Market Releases for November 8th, 2016

November 8th, 2016

Bubba Ho-Tep

It’s not a particularly deep week for new releases. A lot of releases on this week’s list were good, but not good enough to be a contender for Pick of the Week, like Daredevil: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray. I reviewed Finding Dory this weekend, but I have already named it Pick of the Week. So the only real contender was Bubba Ho-Tep: Collector’s Edition. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Don’t Breathe Made the Box Office Gasp with $26.41 million

August 29th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office chart earning $26.41 million. This was double its nearest competitor, Suicide Squad, and more than three times the other new release, Mechanic: Resurrection. The overall box office fell 12% from last weekend to $117 million. This is 33% higher than this weekend last year, which is really impressive for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 has grown to $480 million or 6.5% at $7.81 billion to $7.33 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: Don’t Breathe Inhales $10.02 million

August 27th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe earned a stunning $10.02 million on Friday, which isn’t that much less than some people predicted it would earn over the entire weekend. Its reviews are among the best of any wide release to come out this year. Its CinemaScore was a B+, which is better than most horror films manage. (Like I’ve said in the past, there are two schools of horror fans: gorehounds and those who demand high tension. It is nearly impossible to appeal to both groups, so these movies have a hard time doing well in this metric.) Horror films tend to have a low internal multiplier, but the film is still on pace for $23 million, which is ahead of predictions. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases be a Breath of Fresh Air?

August 25th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

It’s the last weekend of summer and a number of schools are already back, so the box office prospects are really low. That’s not to say there’s nothing to look forward to, as Don’t Breathe is earning stellar reviews. On the other hand, Mechanic: Resurrection still has no reviews. (There was another movie, Hands of Stone, that was expected to open wide, but that is no longer the case.) This weekend last year, Straight Outta Compton completed its threepete with $13.13 million. The best new release was War Room, which only managed $11.35 million. This year, the two wide releases will topped the combined numbers of those two films, while the holdovers will push 2016 over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Friday Estimates: Suicide Squad Leads Slow Night with $6.03 million

August 20th, 2016

War Dogs

Suicide Squad led the way on Friday with $6.03 million. This is almost perfectly in line with predictions and it should finish with just a little above $20 million over the weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dogs Go to War with $1.9 million Preemptive Strike - Updated with Ben-Hur Numbers

August 19th, 2016

War Dogs

War Dogs got off to a surprisingly strong start with $1.9 million during its midnight previews last night. This is about 20% more than Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates made a few weeks ago. The two films are great comparisons, but we don’t have a lot of other films to work with. This is good news for the film and makes it likely that it will beat predictions by a small margin. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dog Days of Summer are Here

August 18th, 2016

War Dogs

Summer is over, at least as far as the box office is concerned. There are three films opening wide and another expanding wide-ish, but none of them are expected to crack $20 million over the weekend. War Dogs should come the closest, but even then, it is only aiming at the midteens. Kubo and the Two Strings is the best of the new releases, but recent history isn’t kind to stop-motion animated films. The final wide release of the week is Ben-Hur. This film cost nearly $100 million to make and it is expected to bomb spectacularly. Hell or High Water is expected to expand semi-wide, perhaps wide enough to score a spot in the top ten. Suicide Squad will likely win the box office race, but this has less to do with the film’s strength and more to do with the weak competition. Speaking of weak competition, this weekend last year, Straight Outta Compton earned more than all three wide releases combined. 2016 won’t be able to match it at the top of the chart, but there’s much better depth this year than last year, so 2016 should win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: August

August 1st, 2016

Suicide Squad

July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

War Dogs Trailer

July 12th, 2016

Real-life comedy thriller starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, directed by Todd Phillips, opens August 19 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 3 $14,685,305   3,258 $4,507   $14,685,305 1
Aug 26, 2016 7 $7,022,257 -52% 3,258 $2,155   $27,524,944 2
Sep 2, 2016 6 $4,812,634 -31% 2,848 $1,690   $35,325,594 3
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,027,498 -58% 1,781 $1,138   $39,802,216 4
Sep 16, 2016 18 $1,025,050 -49% 902 $1,136   $41,675,235 5
Sep 23, 2016 21 $380,488 -63% 417 $912   $42,480,676 6
Sep 30, 2016 28 $124,523 -67% 166 $750   $42,766,505 7
Oct 7, 2016 36 $104,265 -16% 175 $596   $42,920,384 8
Oct 14, 2016 48 $44,783 -57% 123 $364   $43,017,433 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 18, 2016 P $1,900,000     0     $1,900,000  
Aug 19, 2016 2 $5,550,589     3,258 $1,704   $5,550,589 1
Aug 20, 2016 3 $4,981,332 -10%   3,258 $1,529   $10,531,921 2
Aug 21, 2016 3 $4,153,384 -17%   3,258 $1,275   $14,685,305 3
Aug 22, 2016 3 $1,501,311 -64%   3,258 $461   $16,186,616 4
Aug 23, 2016 3 $1,915,797 +28%   3,258 $588   $18,102,413 5
Aug 24, 2016 3 $1,283,892 -33%   3,258 $394   $19,386,305 6
Aug 25, 2016 3 $1,116,382 -13%   3,258 $343   $20,502,687 7
Aug 26, 2016 5 $2,005,080 +80% -64% 3,258 $615   $22,507,767 8
Aug 27, 2016 6 $2,997,389 +49% -40% 3,258 $920   $25,505,156 9
Aug 28, 2016 7 $2,019,788 -33% -51% 3,258 $620   $27,524,944 10
Aug 29, 2016 4 $703,864 -65% -53% 3,258 $216   $28,228,808 11
Aug 30, 2016 5 $950,425 +35% -50% 3,258 $292   $29,179,233 12
Aug 31, 2016 4 $663,576 -30% -48% 3,258 $204   $29,842,809 13
Sep 1, 2016 6 $670,151 +1% -40% 3,258 $206   $30,512,960 14
Sep 2, 2016 8 $1,236,028 +84% -38% 2,848 $434   $31,748,988 15
Sep 3, 2016 8 $1,725,650 +40% -42% 2,848 $606   $33,474,638 16
Sep 4, 2016 6 $1,850,956 +7% -8% 2,848 $650   $35,325,594 17
Sep 5, 2016 7 $1,287,658 -30% +83% 2,848 $452   $36,613,252 18
Sep 6, 2016 5 $501,103 -61% -47% 2,848 $176   $37,114,355 19
Sep 7, 2016 6 $355,872 -29% -46% 2,848 $125   $37,470,227 20
Sep 8, 2016 7 $304,491 -14% -55% 2,848 $107   $37,774,718 21
Sep 9, 2016 11 $597,763 +96% -52% 1,781 $336   $38,372,481 22
Sep 10, 2016 11 $928,369 +55% -46% 1,781 $521   $39,300,850 23
Sep 11, 2016 12 $501,366 -46% -73% 1,781 $282   $39,802,216 24
Sep 12, 2016 9 $200,435 -60% -84% 1,781 $113   $40,002,651 25
Sep 13, 2016 9 $283,655 +42% -43% 1,781 $159   $40,286,306 26
Sep 14, 2016 9 $201,395 -29% -43% 1,781 $113   $40,487,701 27
Sep 15, 2016 10 $162,484 -19% -47% 1,781 $91   $40,650,185 28
Sep 16, 2016 - $305,102 +88% -49% 902 $338   $40,955,287 29
Sep 17, 2016 - $456,933 +50% -51% 902 $507   $41,412,220 30
Sep 18, 2016 - $263,015 -42% -48% 902 $292   $41,675,235 31
Sep 19, 2016 13 $105,836 -60% -47% 902 $117   $41,781,071 32
Sep 20, 2016 15 $136,645 +29% -52% 902 $151   $41,917,716 33
Sep 21, 2016 15 $101,405 -26% -50% 902 $112   $42,019,121 34
Sep 22, 2016 14 $81,067 -20% -50% 902 $90   $42,100,188 35
Sep 23, 2016 - $115,776 +43% -62% 417 $278   $42,215,964 36
Sep 24, 2016 - $170,293 +47% -63% 417 $408   $42,386,257 37
Sep 25, 2016 - $94,419 -45% -64% 417 $226   $42,480,676 38
Sep 26, 2016 - $35,758 -62% -66% 417 $86   $42,516,434 39
Sep 27, 2016 - $53,994 +51% -60% 417 $129   $42,570,428 40
Sep 28, 2016 - $41,123 -24% -59% 417 $99   $42,611,551 41
Sep 29, 2016 - $30,431 -26% -62% 417 $73   $42,641,982 42
Sep 30, 2016 - $37,061 +22% -68% 166 $223   $42,679,043 43
Oct 1, 2016 - $57,312 +55% -66% 166 $345   $42,736,355 44
Oct 2, 2016 - $30,150 -47% -68% 166 $182   $42,766,505 45
Oct 3, 2016 - $13,567 -55% -62% 166 $82   $42,780,072 46
Oct 4, 2016 - $14,381 +6% -73% 166 $87   $42,794,453 47
Oct 5, 2016 - $11,183 -22% -73% 166 $67   $42,805,636 48
Oct 6, 2016 - $10,483 -6% -66% 166 $63   $42,816,119 49
Oct 7, 2016 - $30,844 +194% -17% 175 $176   $42,846,963 50
Oct 8, 2016 - $42,941 +39% -25% 175 $245   $42,889,904 51
Oct 9, 2016 - $30,480 -29% +1% 175 $174   $42,920,384 52
Oct 10, 2016 - $15,678 -49% +16% 175 $90   $42,936,062 53
Oct 11, 2016 - $14,055 -10% -2% 175 $80   $42,950,117 54
Oct 12, 2016 - $11,946 -15% +7% 175 $68   $42,962,063 55
Oct 13, 2016 - $10,587 -11% +1% 175 $60   $42,972,650 56
Oct 14, 2016 - $14,149 +34% -54% 123 $115   $42,986,799 57
Oct 15, 2016 - $18,311 +29% -57% 123 $149   $43,005,110 58
Oct 16, 2016 - $12,323 -33% -60% 123 $100   $43,017,433 59
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,704 -70% -76% 123 $30   $43,021,137 60
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,901 +32% -65% 123 $40   $43,026,038 61
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,922 -20% -67% 123 $32   $43,029,960 62
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,563 +16% -57% 123 $37   $43,034,523 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 3 $20,502,687   3,258 $6,293   $20,502,687 1
Aug 26, 2016 7 $10,010,273 -51% 3,258 $3,073   $30,512,960 2
Sep 2, 2016 7 $7,261,758 -27% 2,848 $2,550   $37,774,718 3
Sep 9, 2016 11 $2,875,467 -60% 1,781 $1,615   $40,650,185 4
Sep 16, 2016 18 $1,450,003 -50% 902 $1,608   $42,100,188 5
Sep 23, 2016 20 $541,794 -63% 417 $1,299   $42,641,982 6
Sep 30, 2016 31 $174,137 -68% 166 $1,049   $42,816,119 7
Oct 7, 2016 37 $156,531 -10% 175 $894   $42,972,650 8
Oct 14, 2016 50 $61,873 -60% 123 $503   $43,034,523 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $138,616 92 92 197 $296,893 11/30/2018
Australia 8/19/2016 $1,067,143 246 246 895 $3,117,227 10/6/2016
Brazil 9/9/2016 $0 0 0 0 $213,924 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 8/19/2016 $23,445 0 0 0 $96,027 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/19/2016 $44,114 52 52 126 $119,384 12/31/2018
France 9/16/2016 $1,400,000 0 0 0 $3,758,656 8/17/2018
Germany 9/30/2016 $992,349 0 0 0 $2,524,553 8/19/2018
Italy 9/16/2016 $981,252 0 0 0 $2,527,834 10/13/2016
Lithuania 8/19/2016 $31,991 109 109 289 $155,722 10/19/2016
Netherlands 8/19/2016 $360,822 80 81 429 $1,162,710 9/28/2016
New Zealand 8/19/2016 $137,384 62 62 238 $423,165 9/12/2016
Poland 8/19/2016 $176,337 0 0 0 $678,948 11/18/2018
Portugal 8/19/2016 $165,678 42 42 183 $617,369 10/19/2016
Russia (CIS) 8/19/2016 $1,906,843 951 951 2,334 $4,311,543 12/31/2018
Slovakia 8/19/2016 $48,053 43 43 119 $159,685 10/6/2016
Slovenia 8/19/2016 $19,246 10 10 59 $84,993 11/7/2016
Spain 9/9/2016 $582,680 280 284 1,089 $1,845,212 10/27/2016
United Kingdom 8/26/2016 $1,323,588 481 489 1,301 $4,255,801 9/14/2016
 
Rest of World $16,850,334
 
International Total$43,199,980 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 27, 20162669,694 69,694$1,092,802$1,092,8023
Dec 4, 20161154,539-22% 124,233$845,900$1,938,7024
Dec 11, 20162719,332-65% 143,565$303,126$2,241,8285
Dec 18, 20162223,838+23% 167,403$238,142$2,479,9706
Jan 1, 20172513,064 219,511$141,875$3,006,4288
Jan 22, 20172110,554 248,139$134,880$3,430,03211
Jan 29, 2017289,525-10% 257,664$122,872$3,552,90412

Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Feb 9, 202171 4
Feb 10, 202142 11
Feb 11, 202153 17
Feb 12, 202154 23
Feb 13, 202165 28
Feb 14, 202156 34
Feb 15, 202157 40
Feb 16, 202178 44

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