Winnie the Pooh (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,692,846Details
International Box Office $23,452,761Details
Worldwide Box Office $50,145,607
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $15,856,426 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $5,949,046 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $21,805,472
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh. Featuring the timeless charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo-and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Ever have one of those days where you just can't win, Eeyore?" asks Pooh. Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some honey. Inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne's books in Disney's classic, hand-drawn art style

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,857,076 (29.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,405 opening theaters/2,405 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,286,105

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: October 25th, 2011 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 69 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tangled
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Keywords: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Coming of Age, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Food, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Living Toys, Rescue, Prologue, Epilogue, Hallucinations, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 6 $7,857,076   2,405 $3,267   $7,857,076 1
Jul 22, 2011 8 $5,162,046 -34% 2,405 $2,146   $17,594,297 2
Jul 29, 2011 11 $1,777,625 -66% 1,632 $1,089   $22,435,490 3
Aug 5, 2011 14 $806,782 -55% 716 $1,127   $24,440,628 4
Aug 12, 2011 20 $387,446 -52% 409 $947   $25,295,510 5
Aug 19, 2011 31 $176,938 -54% 294 $602   $25,726,481 6
Aug 26, 2011 28 $232,429 +31% 372 $625   $26,067,103 7
Sep 2, 2011 36 $253,066 +9% 352 $719   $26,428,716 8
Sep 9, 2011 43 $104,664 -59% 247 $424   $26,644,662 9
Sep 16, 2011 68 $13,988 -87% 35 $400   $26,687,172 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 2011 5 $2,915,267     2,405 $1,212   $2,915,267 1
Jul 16, 2011 6 $2,774,976 -5%   2,405 $1,154   $5,690,243 2
Jul 17, 2011 6 $2,166,833 -22%   2,405 $901   $7,857,076 3
Jul 18, 2011 6 $1,126,571 -48%   2,405 $468   $8,983,647 4
Jul 19, 2011 6 $1,218,499 +8%   2,405 $507   $10,202,146 5
Jul 20, 2011 6 $1,070,549 -12%   2,405 $445   $11,272,695 6
Jul 21, 2011 6 $1,159,556 +8%   2,405 $482   $12,432,251 7
Jul 22, 2011 8 $1,593,859 +37% -45% 2,405 $663   $14,026,110 8
Jul 23, 2011 8 $2,010,163 +26% -28% 2,405 $836   $16,036,273 9
Jul 24, 2011 8 $1,558,024 -22% -28% 2,405 $648   $17,594,297 10
Jul 25, 2011 8 $787,047 -49% -30% 2,405 $327   $18,381,344 11
Jul 26, 2011 8 $867,382 +10% -29% 2,405 $361   $19,248,726 12
Jul 27, 2011 8 $715,521 -18% -33% 2,405 $298   $19,964,247 13
Jul 28, 2011 8 $693,618 -3% -40% 2,405 $288   $20,657,865 14
Jul 29, 2011 11 $532,953 -23% -67% 1,632 $327   $21,190,818 15
Jul 30, 2011 11 $669,037 +26% -67% 1,632 $410   $21,859,855 16
Jul 31, 2011 11 $575,635 -14% -63% 1,632 $353   $22,435,490 17
Aug 1, 2011 11 $282,616 -51% -64% 1,632 $173   $22,718,106 18
Aug 2, 2011 11 $315,579 +12% -64% 1,632 $193   $23,033,685 19
Aug 3, 2011 11 $318,887 +1% -55% 1,632 $195   $23,352,572 20
Aug 4, 2011 11 $281,274 -12% -59% 1,632 $172   $23,633,846 21
Aug 5, 2011 - $185,930 -34% -65% 716 $260   $23,819,776 22
Aug 6, 2011 - $303,608 +63% -55% 716 $424   $24,123,384 23
Aug 7, 2011 - $317,244 +4% -45% 716 $443   $24,440,628 24
Aug 8, 2011 - $119,691 -62% -58% 716 $167   $24,560,319 25
Aug 9, 2011 - $144,673 +21% -54% 716 $202   $24,704,992 26
Aug 10, 2011 - $106,338 -26% -67% 716 $149   $24,811,330 27
Aug 11, 2011 - $96,734 -9% -66% 716 $135   $24,908,064 28
Sep 5, 2011 36 $76,651     352 $218   $26,505,367 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 6 $12,432,251   2,405 $5,169   $12,432,251 1
Jul 22, 2011 8 $8,225,614 -34% 2,405 $3,420   $20,657,865 2
Jul 29, 2011 11 $2,975,981 -64% 1,632 $1,824   $23,633,846 3
Aug 5, 2011 15 $1,274,218 -57% 716 $1,780   $24,908,064 4
Aug 12, 2011 19 $641,479 -50% 409 $1,568   $25,549,543 5
Aug 19, 2011 30 $285,131 -56% 294 $970   $25,834,674 6
Aug 26, 2011 29 $340,976 +20% 372 $917   $26,175,650 7
Sep 2, 2011 36 $364,348 +7% 352 $1,035   $26,539,998 8
Sep 9, 2011 45 $133,186 -63% 247 $539   $26,673,184 9
Sep 16, 2011 71 $19,662 -85% 35 $562   $26,692,846 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 4/15/2011 $0 0 0 0 $1,351,418 8/23/2018
 
Rest of World $22,101,343
 
International Total$23,452,761 8/23/2018

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
Oct 30, 20112184,203 184,203$3,273,287$3,273,2871
Nov 6, 2011578,526-57% 262,729$1,334,157$4,607,4442
Nov 13, 20112640,123-49% 302,852$692,122$5,299,5663
Nov 20, 20112630,652-24% 333,504$534,877$5,834,4434
Dec 4, 20113050,901 429,104$871,934$7,510,5126

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 30, 2011396,521 96,521$2,729,611$2,729,6111
Nov 6, 20111319,135-80% 115,656$533,830$3,263,4412
Feb 12, 20121717,202 168,882$443,818$4,628,33216

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Lead Ensemble Members

Jim Cummings    Winnie the Pooh / Tigger
Bud Luckey    Eeyore
Craig Ferguson    Owl
Travis Oates    Piglet
Kristen Anderson-Lopez    Kanga
Wyatt Dean Hall    Roo
Tom Kenny    Rabbit
Huell Howser    Backson

Supporting Cast

Jack Boulter    Christopher Robin

Narrator(s)

John Cleese    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Del Vecho    Producer
Clark Spencer    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Stephen Anderson    Director
Don Hall    Director
Stephen Anderson    Screenwriter
Clio Chiang    Screenwriter
Don Dougherty    Screenwriter
Don Hall    Screenwriter
Kendelle Hoyer    Screenwriter
Brian Kesinger    Screenwriter
Nicole Mitchell    Screenwriter
Jeremy Spears    Screenwriter
A.A. Milne    Story Creator
E.H. Shepard    Story Creator
Lisa Linder Silver    Editor
Henry Jackman    Composer
Kristen Anderson-Lopez    Song Writer
Robert Lopez    Song Writer
Tom MacDougall    Music Supervisor
Paul Felix    Art Director
Todd Toon    Supervising Sound Editor
Todd Toon    Sound Designer
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Kyle Odermatt    Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Sost    Associate Producer
Jaime Sparer Roberts    Casting Director

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

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 9th, 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. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which is surprisingly competitive this year, especially compared to most years. There's no Pixar film nominated, one of the best-reviewed cartoons was snubbed, the winner at the Golden Globes and PGAs was also snubbed, and two of the nominees were virtually unknown films before they were announced. It could be hard to pick a winner. 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...

2012 Awards Season: PGAs Turn Award Season Prognosticating from Science to Art

January 22nd, 2012

Producers Guild of America handed out the winners tonight and instead of solidifying Oscar prospects, they might have opened things up a bit more. At least in my mind there are more questions than answers after tonight. So what nominees took home the awards? 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...

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 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

DVD Sales: Victory Lap for Cars 2

November 16th, 2011

While there were only four new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, three of them took the top three spots. Cars 2 earned first place with ease, selling 1.98 million units and generating $31.24 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Capping Off a Great Run

November 10th, 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger led all new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart by a similar margin to its victory on the DVD sales chart. It sold 1.54 million units and generated $40.08 million in opening week sales. Its Blu-ray ratio was a stunning 68%. More...

DVD Sales: Captain Fights His Way to First Place

November 8th, 2011

The DVD sales chart returned to normal, at least what passes for normal as we witness the decline of DVD sales. There were not a lot of new releases to chart, but at least the best of them was able to move a lot of units. Captain America: The First Avenger was dominant earning first place with 726,000 units / $12.56 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 25th, 2011

October 25th, 2011

It's a rather strong week on the home market with several top-notch releases and no matter what your tastes are, you should find something to enjoy here. Even if you just look at contenders for Pick of the Week, there are first run releases (Captain America: The First Avenger on Blu-ray Combo Pack); limited releases (Attack the Block on DVD); TV on DVD releases (Robot Chicken: Season Five on Blu-ray), Box Sets (Jurassic Park: Trilogy Box Set) and even classics (Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection on DVD). In the end, I went with the Winnie the Pooh Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, which should pick up an Oscar nomination and might be the favorite to win Best Feature-Length Animated Film. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Winnie The Pooh

October 24th, 2011

Winnie the Pooh began as a character in a series of books for kids starting back in 1926. (Actually, he started as a real bear in the Winnipeg Zoo, but that's a different story.) Winnie the Pooh first came to theaters in 1977 with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, but over the past decade a number of spin-off films focusing on the other main characters have been released. This summer, Winnie the Pooh was released in theaters, but it was unable to find an audience. In its defense, it was going up against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Now that the competition is much lower on the home market, will the film find an audience? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Avengers Assembled!

July 25th, 2011

The weekend race at the box office turned out to be not quite as close as expected with Captain America: The First Avenger running away with things. Fortunately, while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 fell a little faster than expected, the overall box office was a little stronger than expected. It still fell 27% from last weekend, but a 30% decline would not have been surprising here. Compared to last year, the weekend total of $191 million was 17% higher, while the gap between 2011 and 2010 has close from just over $600 million to just over $400 million in roughly ten days. Revenue is still down by 6%, while ticket sales are close to 8% lower, but if we can end summer less than $300 million off 2010's pace, we might be able to close the gap entirely by the end of the year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Harry Potter Breathes Life Into the Box Office

July 19th, 2011

After a weak start, 2011 started to improve in late April. However, by June it had all fallen apart again and it looked like the summer of 2011 would be even worse than the summer of 2010, which was the worst summer in a decade. Thank goodness Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 came along. That film made more than the entire box office did last weekend and came within $10 million of doing the same in comparison to last year. It helped the overall box office reach $262 million, or 68% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. 2011 is still off 2010's pace by more than 7% at $5.85 billion to $6.30 million, but at least there's some hope for the near future. More...

Deathly Hallows Sets All-Time Record with $168.55 Million Opening

July 17th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II will rewrite the record books this weekend with an opening of about $168.55 million, according to Warner Bros.' estimate released on Sunday. That's a remarkable $10 million more than The Dark Knight's debut in 2008 and more than $40 million more than the first weekend enjoyed by Deathly Hallows Part I last year. It's a fitting finish for the most successful franchise in film history, which broke the same records back in 2001 when Sorcerer's Stone posted a $90.3 million opening weekend and ushered in a new era for the industry. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Harry Potter Go Out on Top?

July 14th, 2011

This week is all about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, although I know at least a couple of people who are more interested in seeing Winnie the Pooh. Potter will dominate the box office in a way rarely seen and help boost overall box office substantially. In fact, there is a chance it will make more than the entire top ten did the same weekend last year. As long as it doesn't miss low end expectations, it should help give 2011 a much needed win. More...

2011 Preview: July

June 28th, 2011

July starts with one of the most important holidays of the year, which is good news for the industry, as June was a little weaker than expected, at least on average. None of the films were shockingly bad at the box office, even if a few missed early predictions by significant degrees. But conversely, none really shocked analysts with their box office prowess. As such, 2011 continued to slide a little further behind 2010's pace, a trend the movie industry hopes will end this month. Fortunately, that is a reasonable goal. Last July was home to two $100 million movies, two $200 million movies, and a one $300 million movie, assuming you count The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a July film. This time around, we could see two films top $300 million, assuming you count Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a July release. Meanwhile, there are several potential $100 million films. I count up to six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching the century mark, but I would be amazed if more than half of them got there. More...


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Synopsis

Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh. Featuring the timeless charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo-and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Ever have one of those days where you just can't win, Eeyore?" asks Pooh. Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some honey. Inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne's books in Disney's classic, hand-drawn art style

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,857,076 (29.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,405 opening theaters/2,405 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,286,105

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 15th, 2011 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: October 25th, 2011 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2156, 1/26/2011)
Running Time: 69 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tangled
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Coming of Age, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Food, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Living Toys, Rescue, Prologue, Epilogue, Hallucinations, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Jim Cummings    Winnie the Pooh / Tigger
Bud Luckey    Eeyore
Craig Ferguson    Owl
Travis Oates    Piglet
Kristen Anderson-Lopez    Kanga
Wyatt Dean Hall    Roo
Tom Kenny    Rabbit
Huell Howser    Backson

Supporting Cast

Jack Boulter    Christopher Robin

Narrator(s)

John Cleese    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Del Vecho    Producer
Clark Spencer    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Stephen Anderson    Director
Don Hall    Director
Stephen Anderson    Screenwriter
Clio Chiang    Screenwriter
Don Dougherty    Screenwriter
Don Hall    Screenwriter
Kendelle Hoyer    Screenwriter
Brian Kesinger    Screenwriter
Nicole Mitchell    Screenwriter
Jeremy Spears    Screenwriter
A.A. Milne    Story Creator
E.H. Shepard    Story Creator
Lisa Linder Silver    Editor
Henry Jackman    Composer
Kristen Anderson-Lopez    Song Writer
Robert Lopez    Song Writer
Tom MacDougall    Music Supervisor
Paul Felix    Art Director
Todd Toon    Supervising Sound Editor
Todd Toon    Sound Designer
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Dean A. Zupancic    Re-recording Mixer
Kyle Odermatt    Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Sost    Associate Producer
Jaime Sparer Roberts    Casting Director

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

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 9th, 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. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which is surprisingly competitive this year, especially compared to most years. There's no Pixar film nominated, one of the best-reviewed cartoons was snubbed, the winner at the Golden Globes and PGAs was also snubbed, and two of the nominees were virtually unknown films before they were announced. It could be hard to pick a winner. 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...

2012 Awards Season: PGAs Turn Award Season Prognosticating from Science to Art

January 22nd, 2012

Producers Guild of America handed out the winners tonight and instead of solidifying Oscar prospects, they might have opened things up a bit more. At least in my mind there are more questions than answers after tonight. So what nominees took home the awards? 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...

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 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

DVD Sales: Victory Lap for Cars 2

November 16th, 2011

While there were only four new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, three of them took the top three spots. Cars 2 earned first place with ease, selling 1.98 million units and generating $31.24 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Capping Off a Great Run

November 10th, 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger led all new releases earning first place on the Blu-ray sales chart by a similar margin to its victory on the DVD sales chart. It sold 1.54 million units and generated $40.08 million in opening week sales. Its Blu-ray ratio was a stunning 68%. More...

DVD Sales: Captain Fights His Way to First Place

November 8th, 2011

The DVD sales chart returned to normal, at least what passes for normal as we witness the decline of DVD sales. There were not a lot of new releases to chart, but at least the best of them was able to move a lot of units. Captain America: The First Avenger was dominant earning first place with 726,000 units / $12.56 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 25th, 2011

October 25th, 2011

It's a rather strong week on the home market with several top-notch releases and no matter what your tastes are, you should find something to enjoy here. Even if you just look at contenders for Pick of the Week, there are first run releases (Captain America: The First Avenger on Blu-ray Combo Pack); limited releases (Attack the Block on DVD); TV on DVD releases (Robot Chicken: Season Five on Blu-ray), Box Sets (Jurassic Park: Trilogy Box Set) and even classics (Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection on DVD). In the end, I went with the Winnie the Pooh Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, which should pick up an Oscar nomination and might be the favorite to win Best Feature-Length Animated Film. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Winnie The Pooh

October 24th, 2011

Winnie the Pooh began as a character in a series of books for kids starting back in 1926. (Actually, he started as a real bear in the Winnipeg Zoo, but that's a different story.) Winnie the Pooh first came to theaters in 1977 with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, but over the past decade a number of spin-off films focusing on the other main characters have been released. This summer, Winnie the Pooh was released in theaters, but it was unable to find an audience. In its defense, it was going up against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Now that the competition is much lower on the home market, will the film find an audience? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Avengers Assembled!

July 25th, 2011

The weekend race at the box office turned out to be not quite as close as expected with Captain America: The First Avenger running away with things. Fortunately, while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 fell a little faster than expected, the overall box office was a little stronger than expected. It still fell 27% from last weekend, but a 30% decline would not have been surprising here. Compared to last year, the weekend total of $191 million was 17% higher, while the gap between 2011 and 2010 has close from just over $600 million to just over $400 million in roughly ten days. Revenue is still down by 6%, while ticket sales are close to 8% lower, but if we can end summer less than $300 million off 2010's pace, we might be able to close the gap entirely by the end of the year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Harry Potter Breathes Life Into the Box Office

July 19th, 2011

After a weak start, 2011 started to improve in late April. However, by June it had all fallen apart again and it looked like the summer of 2011 would be even worse than the summer of 2010, which was the worst summer in a decade. Thank goodness Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 came along. That film made more than the entire box office did last weekend and came within $10 million of doing the same in comparison to last year. It helped the overall box office reach $262 million, or 68% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. 2011 is still off 2010's pace by more than 7% at $5.85 billion to $6.30 million, but at least there's some hope for the near future. More...

Deathly Hallows Sets All-Time Record with $168.55 Million Opening

July 17th, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II will rewrite the record books this weekend with an opening of about $168.55 million, according to Warner Bros.' estimate released on Sunday. That's a remarkable $10 million more than The Dark Knight's debut in 2008 and more than $40 million more than the first weekend enjoyed by Deathly Hallows Part I last year. It's a fitting finish for the most successful franchise in film history, which broke the same records back in 2001 when Sorcerer's Stone posted a $90.3 million opening weekend and ushered in a new era for the industry. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Harry Potter Go Out on Top?

July 14th, 2011

This week is all about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, although I know at least a couple of people who are more interested in seeing Winnie the Pooh. Potter will dominate the box office in a way rarely seen and help boost overall box office substantially. In fact, there is a chance it will make more than the entire top ten did the same weekend last year. As long as it doesn't miss low end expectations, it should help give 2011 a much needed win. More...

2011 Preview: July

June 28th, 2011

July starts with one of the most important holidays of the year, which is good news for the industry, as June was a little weaker than expected, at least on average. None of the films were shockingly bad at the box office, even if a few missed early predictions by significant degrees. But conversely, none really shocked analysts with their box office prowess. As such, 2011 continued to slide a little further behind 2010's pace, a trend the movie industry hopes will end this month. Fortunately, that is a reasonable goal. Last July was home to two $100 million movies, two $200 million movies, and a one $300 million movie, assuming you count The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a July film. This time around, we could see two films top $300 million, assuming you count Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a July release. Meanwhile, there are several potential $100 million films. I count up to six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching the century mark, but I would be amazed if more than half of them got there. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 6 $7,857,076   2,405 $3,267   $7,857,076 1
Jul 22, 2011 8 $5,162,046 -34% 2,405 $2,146   $17,594,297 2
Jul 29, 2011 11 $1,777,625 -66% 1,632 $1,089   $22,435,490 3
Aug 5, 2011 14 $806,782 -55% 716 $1,127   $24,440,628 4
Aug 12, 2011 20 $387,446 -52% 409 $947   $25,295,510 5
Aug 19, 2011 31 $176,938 -54% 294 $602   $25,726,481 6
Aug 26, 2011 28 $232,429 +31% 372 $625   $26,067,103 7
Sep 2, 2011 36 $253,066 +9% 352 $719   $26,428,716 8
Sep 9, 2011 43 $104,664 -59% 247 $424   $26,644,662 9
Sep 16, 2011 68 $13,988 -87% 35 $400   $26,687,172 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 2011 5 $2,915,267     2,405 $1,212   $2,915,267 1
Jul 16, 2011 6 $2,774,976 -5%   2,405 $1,154   $5,690,243 2
Jul 17, 2011 6 $2,166,833 -22%   2,405 $901   $7,857,076 3
Jul 18, 2011 6 $1,126,571 -48%   2,405 $468   $8,983,647 4
Jul 19, 2011 6 $1,218,499 +8%   2,405 $507   $10,202,146 5
Jul 20, 2011 6 $1,070,549 -12%   2,405 $445   $11,272,695 6
Jul 21, 2011 6 $1,159,556 +8%   2,405 $482   $12,432,251 7
Jul 22, 2011 8 $1,593,859 +37% -45% 2,405 $663   $14,026,110 8
Jul 23, 2011 8 $2,010,163 +26% -28% 2,405 $836   $16,036,273 9
Jul 24, 2011 8 $1,558,024 -22% -28% 2,405 $648   $17,594,297 10
Jul 25, 2011 8 $787,047 -49% -30% 2,405 $327   $18,381,344 11
Jul 26, 2011 8 $867,382 +10% -29% 2,405 $361   $19,248,726 12
Jul 27, 2011 8 $715,521 -18% -33% 2,405 $298   $19,964,247 13
Jul 28, 2011 8 $693,618 -3% -40% 2,405 $288   $20,657,865 14
Jul 29, 2011 11 $532,953 -23% -67% 1,632 $327   $21,190,818 15
Jul 30, 2011 11 $669,037 +26% -67% 1,632 $410   $21,859,855 16
Jul 31, 2011 11 $575,635 -14% -63% 1,632 $353   $22,435,490 17
Aug 1, 2011 11 $282,616 -51% -64% 1,632 $173   $22,718,106 18
Aug 2, 2011 11 $315,579 +12% -64% 1,632 $193   $23,033,685 19
Aug 3, 2011 11 $318,887 +1% -55% 1,632 $195   $23,352,572 20
Aug 4, 2011 11 $281,274 -12% -59% 1,632 $172   $23,633,846 21
Aug 5, 2011 - $185,930 -34% -65% 716 $260   $23,819,776 22
Aug 6, 2011 - $303,608 +63% -55% 716 $424   $24,123,384 23
Aug 7, 2011 - $317,244 +4% -45% 716 $443   $24,440,628 24
Aug 8, 2011 - $119,691 -62% -58% 716 $167   $24,560,319 25
Aug 9, 2011 - $144,673 +21% -54% 716 $202   $24,704,992 26
Aug 10, 2011 - $106,338 -26% -67% 716 $149   $24,811,330 27
Aug 11, 2011 - $96,734 -9% -66% 716 $135   $24,908,064 28
Sep 5, 2011 36 $76,651     352 $218   $26,505,367 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 6 $12,432,251   2,405 $5,169   $12,432,251 1
Jul 22, 2011 8 $8,225,614 -34% 2,405 $3,420   $20,657,865 2
Jul 29, 2011 11 $2,975,981 -64% 1,632 $1,824   $23,633,846 3
Aug 5, 2011 15 $1,274,218 -57% 716 $1,780   $24,908,064 4
Aug 12, 2011 19 $641,479 -50% 409 $1,568   $25,549,543 5
Aug 19, 2011 30 $285,131 -56% 294 $970   $25,834,674 6
Aug 26, 2011 29 $340,976 +20% 372 $917   $26,175,650 7
Sep 2, 2011 36 $364,348 +7% 352 $1,035   $26,539,998 8
Sep 9, 2011 45 $133,186 -63% 247 $539   $26,673,184 9
Sep 16, 2011 71 $19,662 -85% 35 $562   $26,692,846 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 4/15/2011 $0 0 0 0 $1,351,418 8/23/2018
 
Rest of World $22,101,343
 
International Total$23,452,761 8/23/2018

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
Oct 30, 20112184,203 184,203$3,273,287$3,273,2871
Nov 6, 2011578,526-57% 262,729$1,334,157$4,607,4442
Nov 13, 20112640,123-49% 302,852$692,122$5,299,5663
Nov 20, 20112630,652-24% 333,504$534,877$5,834,4434
Dec 4, 20113050,901 429,104$871,934$7,510,5126

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 30, 2011396,521 96,521$2,729,611$2,729,6111
Nov 6, 20111319,135-80% 115,656$533,830$3,263,4412
Feb 12, 20121717,202 168,882$443,818$4,628,33216

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