War Horse (2011)

War Horse poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $79,883,359Details
International Box Office $76,932,170Details
Worldwide Box Office $156,815,529
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $30,395,498 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $13,033,870 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $43,429,368
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Synopsis

The story of a miraculous horse in wartime—a stirring journey that explores a bond of friendship, loyalty and courage. Within the tale of a boy and the feisty colt he never stops believing in, there are sweeping battles, desperate escapes and an odyssey through a world at war. But no matter where they go or what they experience both boy and horse keep forging ahead, driven by devotion and the hope of returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,515,402 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,376 opening theaters/2,856 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $108,390,981

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: February 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
Video Release: April 3rd, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of war violence.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 146 minutes
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Keywords: World War I, War, Animal Lead, Ensemble, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Class Warfare, Orphan, 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, War Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance BIG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 239 $5,923,128 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $8,440,275 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 188 $7,350,537 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $10,474,286 Jan 13, 2012 22
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $14,422,729 Dec 30, 2011 8
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $20,551,932 Dec 30, 2011 8
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 206 $7,515,402 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 296 $10,709,213 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 78 $7,515,402 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $10,709,213 Dec 23, 2011 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 7 $7,515,402   2,376 $3,163   $7,515,402 1
Dec 30, 2011 5 $14,422,729 +92% 2,547 $5,663   $40,451,772 2
Jan 6, 2012 6 $8,679,470 -40% 2,783 $3,119   $56,904,682 3
Jan 13, 2012 8 $5,923,128 -32% 2,856 $2,074   $66,095,091 4
Jan 20, 2012 12 $3,150,502 -47% 2,525 $1,248   $72,285,180 5
Jan 27, 2012 18 $2,003,261 -36% 1,861 $1,076   $75,618,652 6
Feb 3, 2012 22 $916,000 -54% 1,163 $788   $77,252,000 7
Feb 10, 2012 26 $451,793 -51% 502 $900   $78,200,167 8
Feb 17, 2012 31 $298,332 -34% 394 $757   $78,706,298 9
Feb 24, 2012 36 $175,780 -41% 213 $825   $79,041,412 10
Mar 9, 2012 44 $68,360   86 $795   $79,349,578 12
Mar 16, 2012 36 $129,478 +89% 200 $647   $79,504,534 13
Mar 23, 2012 41 $93,429 -28% 170 $550   $79,667,041 14
Mar 30, 2012 46 $60,649 -35% 96 $632   $79,781,907 15
Apr 6, 2012 59 $24,317 -60% 49 $496   $79,806,224 16
Apr 13, 2012 70 $10,749 -56% 25 $430   $79,859,441 17
Apr 20, 2012 68 $10,965 +2% 45 $244   $79,874,336 18
Apr 27, 2012 90 $4,125 -62% 11 $375   $79,883,359 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2011 3 $7,515,402     2,376 $3,163   $7,515,402 1
Dec 26, 2011 3 $7,012,570 -7%   2,376 $2,951   $14,527,972 2
Dec 27, 2011 7 $4,172,543 -40%   2,376 $1,756   $18,700,515 3
Dec 28, 2011 7 $3,714,009 -11%   2,376 $1,563   $22,414,524 4
Dec 29, 2011 7 $3,614,519 -3%   2,376 $1,521   $26,029,043 5
Dec 30, 2011 6 $4,697,820 +30%   2,547 $1,844   $30,726,863 6
Dec 31, 2011 3 $5,625,334 +20%   2,547 $2,209   $36,352,197 7
Jan 1, 2012 5 $4,099,575 -27% -45% 2,547 $1,610   $40,451,772 8
Jan 2, 2012 7 $3,638,014 -11% -48% 2,547 $1,428   $44,089,786 9
Jan 3, 2012 6 $1,566,288 -57% -62% 2,547 $615   $45,656,074 10
Jan 4, 2012 4 $1,305,586 -17% -65% 2,547 $513   $46,961,660 11
Jan 5, 2012 4 $1,263,552 -3% -65% 2,547 $496   $48,225,212 12
Jan 6, 2012 5 $2,596,021 +105% -45% 2,783 $933   $50,821,233 13
Jan 7, 2012 6 $3,843,049 +48% -32% 2,783 $1,381   $54,664,282 14
Jan 8, 2012 6 $2,240,400 -42% -45% 2,783 $805   $56,904,682 15
Jan 9, 2012 5 $673,361 -70% -81% 2,783 $242   $57,578,043 16
Jan 10, 2012 5 $983,968 +46% -37% 2,783 $354   $58,562,011 17
Jan 11, 2012 5 $849,358 -14% -35% 2,783 $305   $59,411,369 18
Jan 12, 2012 5 $760,594 -10% -40% 2,783 $273   $60,171,963 19
Jan 13, 2012 8 $1,635,519 +115% -37% 2,856 $573   $61,807,482 20
Jan 14, 2012 9 $2,358,608 +44% -39% 2,856 $826   $64,166,090 21
Jan 15, 2012 9 $1,929,001 -18% -14% 2,856 $675   $66,095,091 22
Jan 16, 2012 9 $1,427,409 -26% +112% 2,856 $500   $67,522,500 23
Jan 17, 2012 8 $600,112 -58% -39% 2,856 $210   $68,122,612 24
Jan 18, 2012 8 $512,296 -15% -40% 2,856 $179   $68,634,908 25
Jan 19, 2012 7 $499,770 -2% -34% 2,856 $175   $69,134,678 26
Jan 23, 2012 12 $281,333   -80% 2,525 $111   $72,566,513 30
Jan 24, 2012 12 $376,837 +34% -37% 2,525 $149   $72,943,350 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 7 $26,029,043   2,376 $10,955   $26,029,043 1
Dec 30, 2011 5 $22,196,169 -15% 2,547 $8,715   $48,225,212 2
Jan 6, 2012 5 $11,946,751 -46% 2,783 $4,293   $60,171,963 3
Jan 13, 2012 8 $8,962,715 -25% 2,856 $3,138   $69,134,678 4
Jan 20, 2012 12 $4,480,713 -50% 2,525 $1,775   $73,615,391 5
Jan 27, 2012 18 $2,720,609 -39% 1,861 $1,462   $76,336,000 6
Feb 3, 2012 20 $1,412,374 -48% 1,163 $1,214   $77,748,374 7
Feb 10, 2012 26 $659,592 -53% 502 $1,314   $78,407,966 8
Feb 17, 2012 30 $457,666 -31% 394 $1,162   $78,865,632 9
Mar 9, 2012 48 $93,838   86 $1,091   $79,375,056 12
Mar 16, 2012 35 $198,556 +112% 200 $993   $79,573,612 13
Mar 23, 2012 38 $147,646 -26% 170 $869   $79,721,258 14
Apr 6, 2012 49 $66,785   49 $1,363   $79,848,692 16
Apr 13, 2012 70 $14,679 -78% 25 $587   $79,863,371 17
Apr 20, 2012 73 $15,863 +8% 45 $353   $79,879,234 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Peru 2/16/2012 $0 0 11 11 $172,053 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $76,760,117
 
International Total$76,932,170 12/29/2018

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
Apr 8, 20123585,845 585,845$9,953,507$9,953,5071
Apr 15, 20121250,053-57% 835,898$4,783,514$14,737,0212
Apr 22, 20122205,320-18% 1,041,218$4,104,347$18,841,3683
Apr 29, 2012492,366-55% 1,133,584$1,846,396$20,687,7644
May 6, 2012956,701-39% 1,190,285$1,132,886$21,820,6505
May 13, 20121748,692-14% 1,238,977$961,667$22,782,3176
May 20, 20122122,678-53% 1,261,655$453,560$23,235,8777
May 27, 20122720,087-11% 1,281,742$390,290$23,626,1678

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 8, 20121259,315 259,315$6,456,847$6,456,8471
Apr 15, 2012261,727-76% 321,042$1,710,174$8,167,0212
Apr 22, 2012236,523-41% 357,565$977,370$9,144,3913
Apr 29, 2012715,468-58% 373,033$401,458$9,545,8494
May 6, 2012206,982-55% 380,015$177,261$9,723,1105

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Leading Cast

Jeremy Irvine    Albert Narracott

Supporting Cast

Peter Mullan    Ted Narracott
Emily Watson    Rosie Narracott
Niels Arestrup    Grandfather
David Thewlis    Lyons
Tom Hiddleston    Capt. Nicholls
Benedict Cumberbatch    Maj. Jamie Stewart
Celine Buckens    Emilie
Toby Kebbell    Geordie Soldier
Patrick Kennedy    Lt. Charlie Waverly
Leonard Carow    Michael
David Kross    Gunther
Matt Milne    Andrew Easton
Robert Emms    David Lyons
Eddie Marsan    Sgt. Fry
Nicolas Bro    Friedrich
Rainer Bock    Brandt
Hinnerk Schonemann    German Soldier in No Man's Land
Gary Lydon    Si Easton
Geoff Bell    Sgt. Sam Perkins
Liam Cunningham    Army Doctor
Sebastian Hulk    German Officer at Farm
Gerard McSorley    Market Auctioneer
Tony Pitts    Sgt. Martin
Ifran Hussain    Sgt. Maj. Singh
Pip Torrens    Maj. Tompkins
Philippe Nahon    French Auctioneer
Jean-Claude Lecas    Butcher
Justin Brett    Motorbike Rider
Seamus O Neill    Devon Farmer #1
Pat Laffan    Devon Farmer #2
Michael Ryan    British Trench Soldier #1
Trystan Putter    German Trench Soldier #1
Peter McNeil O’Connor    British Trench Soldier #2
Gunnar Cauthery    German Trench Soldier #2
Julian Wadham    Trench Captian
Anian Zollner    Senior German Officer
Michael Kranz    Junior German Officer
Hannes Wegener    Trench Captain
David Dencik    Base Camp Officer
Edward Bennett    Cavalry Recruiting Officer
Johnny Harris    Infantry Recruiting Officer
Philip Hill-Pearson    Wounded Soldier
Tam Dean Burn    Medic in Trench
Alan Williams    Hospital Orderly
Thomas Arnold    Shouting German Soldier
Maximilian Brueckner    German Artillery Officer
Markus Tomczyk    German Artillery Officer
Peter Benedict    German Officer on Bridge
Callum Armstrong    Bagpiper
Roy Holder    Fred Goddard
Paul Alexander    Dave Hill
Maggie Ollerenshaw    Narracott's Neighbour
Beth Ogden    David Lyons' Girlfriend
Martin D. Dew    Lyons' Cronie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Lee Hall    Screenwriter
Richard Curtis    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Revel Guest    Executive Producer
Adam Somner    Co-Producer
Tracey Seaward    Co-Producer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
John Williams    Composer
Jina Jay    Casting
Michael Morpurgo    Based on the novel by
Nick Stafford    Based on the Stage Play 'War Horse" by Nick Stafford
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Will Dodds    Key Second Assistant Director
Gary Tomkins    Art Director

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

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Synopsis

The story of a miraculous horse in wartime—a stirring journey that explores a bond of friendship, loyalty and courage. Within the tale of a boy and the feisty colt he never stops believing in, there are sweeping battles, desperate escapes and an odyssey through a world at war. But no matter where they go or what they experience both boy and horse keep forging ahead, driven by devotion and the hope of returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,515,402 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,376 opening theaters/2,856 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $108,390,981

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: February 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
Video Release: April 3rd, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of war violence.
(Rating bulletin 2184, 8/10/2011)
Running Time: 146 minutes
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Keywords: World War I, War, Animal Lead, Ensemble, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Class Warfare, Orphan, 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, War Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance BIG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 239 $5,923,128 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $8,440,275 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 188 $7,350,537 Jan 13, 2012 22
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $10,474,286 Jan 13, 2012 22
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 77 $14,422,729 Dec 30, 2011 8
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 136 $20,551,932 Dec 30, 2011 8
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 206 $7,515,402 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 296 $10,709,213 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 78 $7,515,402 Dec 23, 2011 1
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $10,709,213 Dec 23, 2011 1

Leading Cast

Jeremy Irvine    Albert Narracott

Supporting Cast

Peter Mullan    Ted Narracott
Emily Watson    Rosie Narracott
Niels Arestrup    Grandfather
David Thewlis    Lyons
Tom Hiddleston    Capt. Nicholls
Benedict Cumberbatch    Maj. Jamie Stewart
Celine Buckens    Emilie
Toby Kebbell    Geordie Soldier
Patrick Kennedy    Lt. Charlie Waverly
Leonard Carow    Michael
David Kross    Gunther
Matt Milne    Andrew Easton
Robert Emms    David Lyons
Eddie Marsan    Sgt. Fry
Nicolas Bro    Friedrich
Rainer Bock    Brandt
Hinnerk Schonemann    German Soldier in No Man's Land
Gary Lydon    Si Easton
Geoff Bell    Sgt. Sam Perkins
Liam Cunningham    Army Doctor
Sebastian Hulk    German Officer at Farm
Gerard McSorley    Market Auctioneer
Tony Pitts    Sgt. Martin
Ifran Hussain    Sgt. Maj. Singh
Pip Torrens    Maj. Tompkins
Philippe Nahon    French Auctioneer
Jean-Claude Lecas    Butcher
Justin Brett    Motorbike Rider
Seamus O Neill    Devon Farmer #1
Pat Laffan    Devon Farmer #2
Michael Ryan    British Trench Soldier #1
Trystan Putter    German Trench Soldier #1
Peter McNeil O’Connor    British Trench Soldier #2
Gunnar Cauthery    German Trench Soldier #2
Julian Wadham    Trench Captian
Anian Zollner    Senior German Officer
Michael Kranz    Junior German Officer
Hannes Wegener    Trench Captain
David Dencik    Base Camp Officer
Edward Bennett    Cavalry Recruiting Officer
Johnny Harris    Infantry Recruiting Officer
Philip Hill-Pearson    Wounded Soldier
Tam Dean Burn    Medic in Trench
Alan Williams    Hospital Orderly
Thomas Arnold    Shouting German Soldier
Maximilian Brueckner    German Artillery Officer
Markus Tomczyk    German Artillery Officer
Peter Benedict    German Officer on Bridge
Callum Armstrong    Bagpiper
Roy Holder    Fred Goddard
Paul Alexander    Dave Hill
Maggie Ollerenshaw    Narracott's Neighbour
Beth Ogden    David Lyons' Girlfriend
Martin D. Dew    Lyons' Cronie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Lee Hall    Screenwriter
Richard Curtis    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Revel Guest    Executive Producer
Adam Somner    Co-Producer
Tracey Seaward    Co-Producer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
John Williams    Composer
Jina Jay    Casting
Michael Morpurgo    Based on the novel by
Nick Stafford    Based on the Stage Play 'War Horse" by Nick Stafford
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Will Dodds    Key Second Assistant Director
Gary Tomkins    Art Director

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

DVD Sales: Contraband Smuggled to the Top

May 8th, 2012

Contraband benefited from a really weak slate of new releases and this helped it earn first place on the DVD sales chart. During its first week of release, it sold 470,000 units and generated $7.52 million, which is good given its box office numbers. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Mission did the Impossible

May 2nd, 2012

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol led all new releases topping the Blu-ray sales chart with an impressive debut of 1.34 million units / $29.51 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was an outstanding 67%. As a result of this fantastic opening, I'm making a bold prediction. By the end of the year, a summer blockbuster will open with a Blu-ray share of 75%. More...

DVD Sales: Mission Disavowed on DVD

May 2nd, 2012

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on the DVD sales chart this week and only one of them reached the top five. We did have a new number one film, as Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol easily topped the chart with 661,000 units / $10.24 million. This is a disappointing start for a film that made $200 million in theaters. Fortunately, it did better on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Our Darkest Hour

April 25th, 2012

This literally could turn out to be the worst week of the year on the Blu-ray sales chart. The best-selling new release was The Darkest Hour, which only managed 158,000 units / $3.17 million. The only good news is the film's opening week Blu-ray share, which was an impressive 54%. More...

DVD Sales: Iron Has Soft Start on DVD

April 25th, 2012

It was a bad week for DVD, which is common at this time of year. The Iron Lady was the best of the new releases, but it only managed second place. War Horse climbed into top spot with 244,000 units / $4.67 million over the week for totals of 830,000 units / $14.62 million after two. More...

Blu-ray Sales: War Horse wins by a Nose

April 18th, 2012

This is becoming a pattern on the Blu-ray sales chart. Just like it has been for the past few weeks, new releases were soft. Granted, War Horse did top the Blu-ray sales chart, but with just 314,000 units / $7.84 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is about average for the format. More...

DVD Sales: Hop Leaps Up

April 18th, 2012

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, but at least there was some action on top. Hop overtook Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked for first place with 729,000 units / $10.52 million for the week and 2.04 million units / $33.51 million after three. It is now just the third DVD of 2012 to sell 2 million units. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Families Happy to be Blu

April 10th, 2012

There were not many new releases on the Blu-ray sales chart and many of the top selling DVDs were family films, which tend to struggle on high definition. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked did grab first place, but with just 270,000 units / $6.29 million. Its opening week Blu-ray Share was just 23%, which is weak for the format as a whole and only average for the genre. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 3rd, 2012

April 3rd, 2012

It wasn't a busy week on the home market with only a few first run releases of note. Both War Horse on Four-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack and We Bought a Zoo on Blu-ray Combo Pack are worth picking, but not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to Chinatown on Blu-ray. It is shovelware, but it is such a great movie that I'm willing to overlook this. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: War Horse

April 2nd, 2012

War Horse opened right at the peak of Awards Season and was clearly made to win awards. However, while it earned a number of major nominations, including six Oscars, it wasn't able to convert them into awards. Did the film get shut out because it was good, but not great? Or was it robbed during the ceremonies? More...

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 23rd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. This year there were nine nominees, but not all of them really have a shot at winning. (One of the nominations generated more outrage than anything else.) Is there a favorite? And are there any that have a legitimate shot at the upset? More...

Weekend Estimates: Chronicle and Woman in Black Vie for SuperBowl Honors

February 5th, 2012

The industry's healthy start to 2012 will continue this weekend thanks to two more good opening weekends. Chronicle is currently favorite to win the weekend, with Fox predicting a $22 million opening. CBS Films is pegging The Woman in Black at $21 million (a record for the fledgling studio). Both figures are predicated on historical models for SuperBowl Sunday, which can be a difficult day to predict, so the final order between the two could yet switch, although Chronicle is heavily favored to win at this point. Overall box office will be up about 35% from last year, although that reflects the very weak start to 2011. This weekend looks as though it will be about average for a SuperBowl weekend overall. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Year, Same Old Results

January 3rd, 2012

2011 ends and 2012 begins, but the new beginnings didn't change. The overall box office rose to $155 million over the weekend, $200 million if you include Monday. This is higher than last weekend, but since Christmas landed on the weekend, this was to be expected. It is troubling that for the three-day portion of the weekend, the box office was 3% lower than last year, which is weaker than expected. 2011 ended with $10.22 billion, which was 3% lower than 2010. Attendance was down 4%, meaning the year had the lowest tickets sales since 1995. We can only hope the next 52 weeks are better than the last 52 weeks were. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mission Impossible Continues to Top Chart

January 1st, 2012

Mission: Impossible will enjoy another weekend at the top of the chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, and 2011 will end on a small uptick from 2010, but a lackluster Holiday Season overall will cap a year where the total box office will fall around 3% and ticket sales will be down 4%, making the year as a whole the worst for ticket sales since 1995 (full historical analysis here). More...

Weekend Predictions: Ring in the New Year with Auld Films

December 29th, 2011

The New Year's Eve weekend is one of the most prosperous at the box office, but it also usually has no wide releases. This is the case this year, for the most part. War Horse and The Darkest Hour will have their first full weekends at the box office, but that's as close as we have to a new release. This means it is unlikely there will be many major changes in the ranking of the top five films and Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol has a clear shot at first place. Also, because Christmas Eve fell on Saturday, we should see strong growth across the board. Anything less than double-digit growth by any film will be considered a disappointment. This means we could actually end 2011 on a winning note compared to 2010. It wouldn't be enough to make a difference in the big picture, but a win is a win. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ethereal Results

December 27th, 2011

Due to the placement of Christmas Day, we are still dealing with mostly studio estimates for weekend numbers. However, while we wait for the final numbers, we can look at some of these early results and compare them to expectations and in some cases use them predict how these films will end their theatrical runs. (In some cases, there's not enough information to guess where it will go in the future.) As for the overall box office numbers, we don't know if the final tally will be higher or lower than last year, but I'm not optimistic. More...

Christmas Weekend Estimates: Mission Impossible Wins Yuletide Race

December 26th, 2011

A mess of Wednesday, Friday and Sunday openings makes for a somewhat confusing picture at the box office over Christmas weekend, but Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol came out the clear-cut winner according to studio estimates released on Sunday and Monday. Its weekend haul of approximately $29.5 million left it $9 million clear of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is the only other movie that can claim to be really strong at the box office at this point in time. More...

Weekend Predictions: Six Days of Christmas

December 21st, 2011

This year Christmas is a mess, when it comes to the box office. There are six films opening or expanding wide spread over six days. This includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was bumped up at the last minute and opened on Tuesday. At the other end of the time frame, War Horse and The Darkest Hour don't open till Sunday. The number of films virtually guarantees at least two will struggle at the box office, but hopefully by spreading out the releases, moviegoers will be able to spread their daily movie contact among the new releases. That is if people will bother going to the movies. The longer the slump continues, the more likely it is due to a systemic issue. When people stop going to the movies, they don't see as many trailers and posters for upcoming releases and they are less excited about upcoming releases and, therefore, they are less likely to see movies in the future. It's a vicious cycle. Last year wasn't a great weekend at the box office, because Christmas Eve, which is a dead zone at the box office, landed on a Friday. This year it lands on a Saturday, so it could be even worse. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

Well... game over. At the beginning of November, 2011's total box office was $340 million behind 2010's pace. We needed that gap to be closed significantly by the end of the month, but it actually grew wider. So now that there's virtually no chance that 2011 will avoid a year-over-year decline at the box office, not unless there's a surprise Avatar coming out this month. But is there at least some hope for the next four weeks? Last December six films reach $100 million, including one that opened in limited release and expanded wide, but none reached $200 million. This year, four are practically sure bets at $100 million, including one or two that could reach $200 million. Plus, there are four others that should make between $75 million and $100 million. I doubt all of them will reach the century mark, but if one did, it wouldn't be a shock. Then there's a couple of limited releases that should expand wide and, maybe, if one of them becomes the big play during Awards Season, it could reach $100 million as well. Even if every film beat expectations, 2011 won't come out ahead. But maybe if enough do, we can at least end the year on a high note. Unfortunately it has come down to that. Instead of talking about the box office record being broken, we are hoping 2011 doesn't end on yet another sour note. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 7 $7,515,402   2,376 $3,163   $7,515,402 1
Dec 30, 2011 5 $14,422,729 +92% 2,547 $5,663   $40,451,772 2
Jan 6, 2012 6 $8,679,470 -40% 2,783 $3,119   $56,904,682 3
Jan 13, 2012 8 $5,923,128 -32% 2,856 $2,074   $66,095,091 4
Jan 20, 2012 12 $3,150,502 -47% 2,525 $1,248   $72,285,180 5
Jan 27, 2012 18 $2,003,261 -36% 1,861 $1,076   $75,618,652 6
Feb 3, 2012 22 $916,000 -54% 1,163 $788   $77,252,000 7
Feb 10, 2012 26 $451,793 -51% 502 $900   $78,200,167 8
Feb 17, 2012 31 $298,332 -34% 394 $757   $78,706,298 9
Feb 24, 2012 36 $175,780 -41% 213 $825   $79,041,412 10
Mar 9, 2012 44 $68,360   86 $795   $79,349,578 12
Mar 16, 2012 36 $129,478 +89% 200 $647   $79,504,534 13
Mar 23, 2012 41 $93,429 -28% 170 $550   $79,667,041 14
Mar 30, 2012 46 $60,649 -35% 96 $632   $79,781,907 15
Apr 6, 2012 59 $24,317 -60% 49 $496   $79,806,224 16
Apr 13, 2012 70 $10,749 -56% 25 $430   $79,859,441 17
Apr 20, 2012 68 $10,965 +2% 45 $244   $79,874,336 18
Apr 27, 2012 90 $4,125 -62% 11 $375   $79,883,359 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2011 3 $7,515,402     2,376 $3,163   $7,515,402 1
Dec 26, 2011 3 $7,012,570 -7%   2,376 $2,951   $14,527,972 2
Dec 27, 2011 7 $4,172,543 -40%   2,376 $1,756   $18,700,515 3
Dec 28, 2011 7 $3,714,009 -11%   2,376 $1,563   $22,414,524 4
Dec 29, 2011 7 $3,614,519 -3%   2,376 $1,521   $26,029,043 5
Dec 30, 2011 6 $4,697,820 +30%   2,547 $1,844   $30,726,863 6
Dec 31, 2011 3 $5,625,334 +20%   2,547 $2,209   $36,352,197 7
Jan 1, 2012 5 $4,099,575 -27% -45% 2,547 $1,610   $40,451,772 8
Jan 2, 2012 7 $3,638,014 -11% -48% 2,547 $1,428   $44,089,786 9
Jan 3, 2012 6 $1,566,288 -57% -62% 2,547 $615   $45,656,074 10
Jan 4, 2012 4 $1,305,586 -17% -65% 2,547 $513   $46,961,660 11
Jan 5, 2012 4 $1,263,552 -3% -65% 2,547 $496   $48,225,212 12
Jan 6, 2012 5 $2,596,021 +105% -45% 2,783 $933   $50,821,233 13
Jan 7, 2012 6 $3,843,049 +48% -32% 2,783 $1,381   $54,664,282 14
Jan 8, 2012 6 $2,240,400 -42% -45% 2,783 $805   $56,904,682 15
Jan 9, 2012 5 $673,361 -70% -81% 2,783 $242   $57,578,043 16
Jan 10, 2012 5 $983,968 +46% -37% 2,783 $354   $58,562,011 17
Jan 11, 2012 5 $849,358 -14% -35% 2,783 $305   $59,411,369 18
Jan 12, 2012 5 $760,594 -10% -40% 2,783 $273   $60,171,963 19
Jan 13, 2012 8 $1,635,519 +115% -37% 2,856 $573   $61,807,482 20
Jan 14, 2012 9 $2,358,608 +44% -39% 2,856 $826   $64,166,090 21
Jan 15, 2012 9 $1,929,001 -18% -14% 2,856 $675   $66,095,091 22
Jan 16, 2012 9 $1,427,409 -26% +112% 2,856 $500   $67,522,500 23
Jan 17, 2012 8 $600,112 -58% -39% 2,856 $210   $68,122,612 24
Jan 18, 2012 8 $512,296 -15% -40% 2,856 $179   $68,634,908 25
Jan 19, 2012 7 $499,770 -2% -34% 2,856 $175   $69,134,678 26
Jan 23, 2012 12 $281,333   -80% 2,525 $111   $72,566,513 30
Jan 24, 2012 12 $376,837 +34% -37% 2,525 $149   $72,943,350 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 2011 7 $26,029,043   2,376 $10,955   $26,029,043 1
Dec 30, 2011 5 $22,196,169 -15% 2,547 $8,715   $48,225,212 2
Jan 6, 2012 5 $11,946,751 -46% 2,783 $4,293   $60,171,963 3
Jan 13, 2012 8 $8,962,715 -25% 2,856 $3,138   $69,134,678 4
Jan 20, 2012 12 $4,480,713 -50% 2,525 $1,775   $73,615,391 5
Jan 27, 2012 18 $2,720,609 -39% 1,861 $1,462   $76,336,000 6
Feb 3, 2012 20 $1,412,374 -48% 1,163 $1,214   $77,748,374 7
Feb 10, 2012 26 $659,592 -53% 502 $1,314   $78,407,966 8
Feb 17, 2012 30 $457,666 -31% 394 $1,162   $78,865,632 9
Mar 9, 2012 48 $93,838   86 $1,091   $79,375,056 12
Mar 16, 2012 35 $198,556 +112% 200 $993   $79,573,612 13
Mar 23, 2012 38 $147,646 -26% 170 $869   $79,721,258 14
Apr 6, 2012 49 $66,785   49 $1,363   $79,848,692 16
Apr 13, 2012 70 $14,679 -78% 25 $587   $79,863,371 17
Apr 20, 2012 73 $15,863 +8% 45 $353   $79,879,234 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Peru 2/16/2012 $0 0 11 11 $172,053 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $76,760,117
 
International Total$76,932,170 12/29/2018

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
Apr 8, 20123585,845 585,845$9,953,507$9,953,5071
Apr 15, 20121250,053-57% 835,898$4,783,514$14,737,0212
Apr 22, 20122205,320-18% 1,041,218$4,104,347$18,841,3683
Apr 29, 2012492,366-55% 1,133,584$1,846,396$20,687,7644
May 6, 2012956,701-39% 1,190,285$1,132,886$21,820,6505
May 13, 20121748,692-14% 1,238,977$961,667$22,782,3176
May 20, 20122122,678-53% 1,261,655$453,560$23,235,8777
May 27, 20122720,087-11% 1,281,742$390,290$23,626,1678

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 8, 20121259,315 259,315$6,456,847$6,456,8471
Apr 15, 2012261,727-76% 321,042$1,710,174$8,167,0212
Apr 22, 2012236,523-41% 357,565$977,370$9,144,3913
Apr 29, 2012715,468-58% 373,033$401,458$9,545,8494
May 6, 2012206,982-55% 380,015$177,261$9,723,1105

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