World War Z (2013)

World War Z poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $202,706,711Details
International Box Office $329,154,939Details
Worldwide Box Office $531,861,650
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $23,264,176 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $31,047,374 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $54,311,550
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Synopsis

United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$66,411,834 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$190,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,607 opening theaters/3,607 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $268,687,317

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $202,706,711
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 251 $329,154,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 222 $531,861,650

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD (Unrated Version)
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Egypt)
June 21st, 2013 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: September 17th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2269, 4/24/2013)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Franchise: World War Z
Comparisons: vs. Jurassic World
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Keywords: Dystopia, Political, Zombies, Epidemic, Post Apocalypse, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Skydance Productions, Hemisphere Media Capital, GK Films, Plan B Entertainment, 2Dux2
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 214 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $150m 211 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $200m 211 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $50m 235 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $18,408,963 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $26,035,211 Jul 5, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Thursday 95 $4,355,358 Jul 4, 2013 14
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 22 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 94 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 43 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 94 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 79 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 15 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 40 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 65 $18,412 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 100 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 47 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 63 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 9 $202,706,711 Jun 21, 2013 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 2 $66,411,834   3,607 $18,412   $66,411,834 1
Jun 28, 2013 3 $29,774,625 -55% 3,607 $8,255   $123,696,919 2
Jul 5, 2013 5 $18,408,963 -38% 3,316 $5,552   $158,954,143 3
Jul 12, 2013 7 $9,314,862 -49% 3,003 $3,102   $176,971,782 4
Jul 19, 2013 9 $5,191,541 -44% 2,066 $2,513   $186,932,608 5
Jul 26, 2013 13 $2,800,685 -46% 1,440 $1,945   $192,660,231 6
Aug 2, 2013 15 $1,808,231 -35% 912 $1,983   $195,882,193 7
Aug 9, 2013 21 $654,475 -64% 505 $1,296   $197,458,107 8
Aug 16, 2013 25 $437,376 -33% 307 $1,425   $198,303,509 9
Aug 23, 2013 29 $314,920 -28% 239 $1,318   $198,854,941 10
Aug 30, 2013 22 $1,262,720 +301% 1,247 $1,013   $200,286,551 11
Sep 6, 2013 27 $438,482 -65% 374 $1,172   $201,359,019 12
Sep 13, 2013 27 $316,843 -28% 280 $1,132   $201,835,676 13
Sep 20, 2013 38 $187,174 -41% 203 $922   $202,136,145 14
Sep 27, 2013 42 $88,130 -53% 160 $551   $202,278,858 15
Oct 4, 2013 48 $41,164 -53% 75 $549   $202,349,504 16
May 28, 2021 11 $347,000   80 $4,338   $202,706,711 415

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 21, 2013 2 $25,196,879     3,607 $6,986   $25,196,879 1
Jun 22, 2013 2 $22,619,334 -10%   3,607 $6,271   $47,816,213 2
Jun 23, 2013 2 $18,595,621 -18%   3,607 $5,155   $66,411,834 3
Jun 24, 2013 2 $7,675,366 -59%   3,607 $2,128   $74,087,200 4
Jun 25, 2013 2 $7,981,168 +4%   3,607 $2,213   $82,068,368 5
Jun 26, 2013 2 $6,226,175 -22%   3,607 $1,726   $88,294,543 6
Jun 27, 2013 2 $5,627,751 -10%   3,607 $1,560   $93,922,294 7
Jun 28, 2013 4 $8,994,726 +60% -64% 3,607 $2,494   $102,917,020 8
Jun 29, 2013 3 $11,643,031 +29% -49% 3,607 $3,228   $114,560,051 9
Jun 30, 2013 3 $9,136,868 -22% -51% 3,607 $2,533   $123,696,919 10
Jul 1, 2013 3 $4,387,159 -52% -43% 3,607 $1,216   $128,084,078 11
Jul 2, 2013 - $4,106,417 -6% -49% 3,607 $1,138   $132,190,495 12
Jul 3, 2013 5 $4,034,822 -2% -35% 3,405 $1,185   $136,189,822 13
Jul 4, 2013 4 $4,355,358 +8% -23% 3,405 $1,279   $140,545,180 14
Jul 5, 2013 4 $6,388,018 +47% -29% 3,316 $1,926   $146,933,198 15
Jul 6, 2013 4 $6,789,117 +6% -42% 3,316 $2,047   $153,722,315 16
Jul 7, 2013 4 $5,231,828 -23% -43% 3,316 $1,578   $158,954,143 17
Jul 8, 2013 5 $2,251,183 -57% -49% 3,316 $679   $161,205,326 18
Jul 9, 2013 5 $2,524,267 +12% -39% 3,316 $761   $163,729,593 19
Jul 10, 2013 5 $2,065,948 -18% -49% 3,316 $623   $165,795,541 20
Jul 11, 2013 5 $1,825,884 -12% -58% 3,316 $551   $167,621,425 21
Jul 12, 2013 7 $2,788,132 +53% -56% 3,003 $928   $170,409,557 22
Jul 13, 2013 7 $3,750,130 +35% -45% 3,003 $1,249   $174,159,687 23
Jul 14, 2013 7 $2,776,600 -26% -47% 3,003 $925   $176,971,782 24
Jul 15, 2013 7 $1,217,477 -56% -46% 3,003 $405   $178,189,259 25
Jul 16, 2013 7 $1,430,813 +18% -43% 3,003 $476   $179,620,072 26
Jul 17, 2013 8 $1,150,532 -20% -44% 3,003 $383   $180,770,604 27
Jul 18, 2013 8 $970,463 -16% -47% 3,003 $323   $181,741,067 28
Jul 19, 2013 9 $1,550,409 +60% -44% 2,066 $750   $183,291,476 29
Jul 20, 2013 9 $2,107,177 +36% -44% 2,066 $1,020   $185,398,653 30
Jul 21, 2013 10 $1,533,955 -27% -45% 2,066 $742   $186,932,608 31
Jul 22, 2013 10 $720,006 -53% -41% 2,066 $349   $187,652,614 32
Jul 23, 2013 10 $876,430 +22% -39% 2,066 $424   $188,529,044 33
Jul 24, 2013 10 $695,384 -21% -40% 2,066 $337   $189,224,428 34
Jul 25, 2013 10 $635,118 -9% -35% 2,066 $307   $189,859,546 35
Jul 26, 2013 12 $812,057 +28% -48% 1,440 $564   $190,671,603 36
Jul 27, 2013 12 $1,134,431 +40% -46% 1,440 $788   $191,806,034 37
Jul 28, 2013 13 $854,197 -25% -44% 1,440 $593   $192,660,231 38
Jul 29, 2013 13 $387,574 -55% -46% 1,440 $269   $193,047,805 39
Jul 30, 2013 13 $438,521 +13% -50% 1,440 $305   $193,486,326 40
Jul 31, 2013 14 $293,825 -33% -58% 1,440 $204   $193,780,151 41
Aug 1, 2013 14 $293,811 n/c -54% 1,440 $204   $194,073,962 42
Aug 2, 2013 - $516,237 +76% -36% 912 $566   $194,590,199 43
Aug 3, 2013 - $743,558 +44% -34% 912 $815   $195,333,757 44
Aug 4, 2013 - $548,436 -26% -36% 912 $601   $195,882,193 45
Aug 5, 2013 - $276,182 -50% -29% 912 $303   $196,158,375 46
Aug 6, 2013 - $266,342 -4% -39% 912 $292   $196,424,717 47
Aug 7, 2013 - $205,870 -23% -30% 912 $226   $196,630,587 48
Aug 8, 2013 - $173,045 -16% -41% 912 $190   $196,803,632 49
Aug 9, 2013 - $200,134 +16% -61% 505 $396   $197,003,766 50
Aug 10, 2013 - $271,193 +36% -64% 505 $537   $197,274,959 51
Aug 11, 2013 - $183,148 -32% -67% 505 $363   $197,458,107 52
Aug 12, 2013 - $100,750 -45% -64% 505 $200   $197,558,857 53
Aug 13, 2013 - $122,023 +21% -54% 505 $242   $197,680,880 54
Aug 14, 2013 - $98,088 -20% -52% 505 $194   $197,778,968 55
Aug 15, 2013 - $87,165 -11% -50% 505 $173   $197,866,133 56
Aug 16, 2013 - $132,914 +52% -34% 307 $433   $197,999,047 57
Aug 17, 2013 - $184,668 +39% -32% 307 $602   $198,183,715 58
Aug 18, 2013 - $119,794 -35% -35% 307 $390   $198,303,509 59
Aug 19, 2013 - $58,564 -51% -42% 307 $191   $198,362,073 60
Aug 20, 2013 - $66,642 +14% -45% 307 $217   $198,428,715 61
Aug 21, 2013 - $54,252 -19% -45% 307 $177   $198,482,967 62
Aug 22, 2013 - $57,054 +5% -35% 307 $186   $198,540,021 63
Aug 23, 2013 - $91,885 +61% -31% 239 $384   $198,631,906 64
Aug 24, 2013 - $134,756 +47% -27% 239 $564   $198,766,662 65
Aug 25, 2013 - $88,279 -34% -26% 239 $369   $198,854,941 66
Aug 26, 2013 - $45,637 -48% -22% 239 $191   $198,900,578 67
Aug 27, 2013 - $46,665 +2% -30% 239 $195   $198,947,243 68
Aug 28, 2013 - $39,826 -15% -27% 239 $167   $198,987,069 69
Aug 29, 2013 - $36,762 -8% -36% 239 $154   $199,023,831 70
Aug 30, 2013 - $280,259 +662% +205% 1,247 $225   $199,304,090 71
Aug 31, 2013 - $489,851 +75% +264% 1,247 $393   $199,793,941 72
Sep 1, 2013 - $492,610 +1% +458% 1,247 $395   $200,286,551 73
Sep 2, 2013 - $387,654 -21% +749% 1,247 $311   $200,674,205 74
Sep 3, 2013 - $91,342 -76% +96% 1,247 $73   $200,765,547 75
Sep 4, 2013 - $75,778 -17% +90% 1,247 $61   $200,841,325 76
Sep 5, 2013 - $79,212 +5% +115% 1,247 $64   $200,920,537 77
Sep 6, 2013 - $117,846 +49% -58% 374 $315   $201,038,383 78
Sep 7, 2013 - $201,004 +71% -59% 374 $537   $201,239,387 79
Sep 8, 2013 - $119,632 -40% -76% 374 $320   $201,359,019 80
Sep 9, 2013 - $37,908 -68% -90% 374 $101   $201,396,927 81
Sep 10, 2013 - $44,160 +16% -52% 374 $118   $201,441,087 82
Sep 11, 2013 - $39,713 -10% -48% 374 $106   $201,480,800 83
Sep 12, 2013 - $38,033 -4% -52% 374 $102   $201,518,833 84
Sep 13, 2013 - $93,485 +146% -21% 280 $334   $201,612,318 85
Sep 14, 2013 - $130,484 +40% -35% 280 $466   $201,742,802 86
Sep 15, 2013 - $92,874 -29% -22% 280 $332   $201,835,676 87
Sep 16, 2013 - $31,071 -67% -18% 280 $111   $201,866,747 88
Sep 17, 2013 - $30,933 n/c -30% 280 $110   $201,897,680 89
Sep 18, 2013 - $25,077 -19% -37% 280 $90   $201,922,757 90
Sep 19, 2013 - $26,214 +5% -31% 280 $94   $201,948,971 91
Sep 20, 2013 - $51,570 +97% -45% 203 $254   $202,000,541 92
Sep 21, 2013 - $86,103 +67% -34% 203 $424   $202,086,644 93
Sep 22, 2013 - $49,501 -43% -47% 203 $244   $202,136,145 94
Sep 23, 2013 - $12,642 -74% -59% 203 $62   $202,148,787 95
Sep 24, 2013 - $15,491 +23% -50% 203 $76   $202,164,278 96
Sep 25, 2013 - $13,673 -12% -45% 203 $67   $202,177,951 97
Sep 26, 2013 - $12,777 -7% -51% 203 $63   $202,190,728 98
Sep 27, 2013 - $23,557 +84% -54% 160 $147   $202,214,285 99
Sep 28, 2013 - $41,531 +76% -52% 160 $260   $202,255,816 100
Sep 29, 2013 - $23,042 -45% -53% 160 $144   $202,278,858 101
Sep 30, 2013 - $6,406 -72% -49% 160 $40   $202,285,264 102
Oct 1, 2013 - $7,870 +23% -49% 160 $49   $202,293,134 103
Oct 2, 2013 - $7,054 -10% -48% 160 $44   $202,300,188 104
Oct 3, 2013 - $8,152 +16% -36% 160 $51   $202,308,340 105
Oct 4, 2013 - $12,104 +48% -49% 75 $161   $202,320,444 106
Oct 5, 2013 - $19,632 +62% -53% 75 $262   $202,340,076 107
Oct 6, 2013 - $9,428 -52% -59% 75 $126   $202,349,504 108
Oct 7, 2013 - $2,401 -75% -63% 75 $32   $202,351,905 109
Oct 8, 2013 - $2,503 +4% -68% 75 $33   $202,354,408 110
Oct 9, 2013 - $2,415 -4% -66% 75 $32   $202,356,823 111
Oct 10, 2013 - $2,888 +20% -65% 75 $39   $202,359,711 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 2 $93,922,294   3,607 $26,039   $93,922,294 1
Jun 28, 2013 4 $46,622,886 -50% 3,405 $13,692   $140,545,180 2
Jul 5, 2013 4 $27,076,245 -42% 3,316 $8,165   $167,621,425 3
Jul 12, 2013 7 $14,084,147 -48% 3,003 $4,690   $181,741,067 4
Jul 19, 2013 10 $8,118,479 -42% 2,066 $3,930   $189,859,546 5
Jul 26, 2013 14 $4,214,416 -48% 1,440 $2,927   $194,073,962 6
Aug 2, 2013 16 $2,729,670 -35% 912 $2,993   $196,803,632 7
Aug 9, 2013 21 $1,062,501 -61% 505 $2,104   $197,866,133 8
Aug 16, 2013 26 $673,888 -37% 307 $2,195   $198,540,021 9
Aug 23, 2013 30 $483,810 -28% 239 $2,024   $199,023,831 10
Aug 30, 2013 22 $1,896,706 +292% 1,247 $1,521   $200,920,537 11
Sep 6, 2013 26 $598,296 -68% 374 $1,600   $201,518,833 12
Sep 13, 2013 27 $430,138 -28% 280 $1,536   $201,948,971 13
Sep 20, 2013 38 $241,757 -44% 203 $1,191   $202,190,728 14
Sep 27, 2013 41 $117,612 -51% 160 $735   $202,308,340 15
Oct 4, 2013 48 $51,371 -56% 75 $685   $202,359,711 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Egypt 6/19/2013 $0 0 1 5 $296,468 12/30/2018
South Korea 6/21/2013 $0 0 125 185 $31,643,140 4/28/2020
 
Rest of World $297,215,331
 
International Total$329,154,939 4/28/2020

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
Sep 22, 20131573,554 573,554$8,580,368$8,580,3681
Sep 29, 20132135,488-76% 709,042$2,230,132$10,810,5002
Oct 6, 2013571,741-47% 780,783$1,203,814$12,014,3143
Oct 13, 2013955,398-23% 836,181$841,496$12,855,8104
Oct 20, 20131140,769-26% 876,950$677,988$13,533,7985
Oct 27, 20131731,796-22% 908,746$505,874$14,039,6726
Nov 3, 20131130,566-4% 939,312$422,116$14,461,7887
Nov 10, 20131921,396-30% 960,708$314,093$14,775,8818
Dec 1, 201318259,946 1,249,513$2,926,992$18,123,82711
Dec 8, 20131759,693-77% 1,309,206$906,140$19,029,96712
Dec 15, 20132823,928-60% 1,333,134$393,137$19,423,10413

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 22, 20131706,866 706,866$15,392,651$15,392,6511
Sep 29, 20132117,405-83% 824,271$2,486,139$17,878,7902
Oct 13, 2013744,762 872,469$921,325$18,885,8774
Oct 20, 2013842,949-4% 915,418$869,019$19,754,8965
Oct 27, 20131022,260-48% 937,678$452,286$20,207,1826
Nov 3, 20131015,889-29% 953,567$280,501$20,487,6837
Nov 10, 20132014,100-11% 967,667$269,885$20,757,5688
Nov 17, 20131810,937-22% 978,604$208,754$20,966,3229
Dec 1, 20137255,641 1,241,765$4,294,765$25,387,42211
Dec 8, 20131088,658-65% 1,330,423$1,068,714$26,456,13612
Dec 15, 20131844,427-50% 1,374,850$890,927$27,347,06313

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Leading Cast

Brad Pitt    Gerry Lane

Supporting Cast

Mireille Enos    Karen
James Badge Dale    Army Ranger
Matthew Fox    Army Ranger
Daniella Kertesz    Soldier
David Morse    CIA Operative
Fana Mokeona    Thierry
Abigail Hargrove    Rachel
Sterling Jerins    Constance
Ludi Boeken    Mossad Agent
Fana Mokoena    Thierry Umutoni
Fabrizio Zacharee Guido    Tommy
Elyes Gabel    Dr. Andrew Fassbach
Richard Thompson*    Argus Sailor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
Matthew Michael Carnahan    Screenwriter
Drew Goodard    Screenwriter
Damon Lindelof    Screenwriter
Matthew Michael Carnahan    Screenstory
J. Michael Straczynski    Screenstory
Max Brooks    Based on the Novel by
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Marc Forster    Executive Producer
Brad Simpson    Executive Producer
David Ellison    Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg    Executive Producer
Paul Schwake    Executive Producer
Graham King    Executive Producer
Tim Headington    Executive Producer
Ben Seresin    Director of Photography
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Roger Barton    Editor
Matt Chesse    Editor
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Jon Billington    Supervising Art Director
Alan Gilmore    Senior Art Director
Julian Ashby    Senior Art Director
Ben Collins    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Jennifer Williams    Set Decorator
Stuart Wilson    Sound Designer
Nigel Stone    Supervising Sound Editor
Ethan Van der Ryn    Supervising Sound Editor
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Robin Saxen    Visual Effects Producer
Toby Hefferman    Assistant Director
Simon Crane    Second Unit Director
Simon Crane    Stunt Coordinator
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
Kate Dowd    Casting Director
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Justin Van Hout    Assistant ADR Recordist (uncredited)
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Summer Ends in an Upward Direction

September 4th, 2013

The Labor Day long weekend is over and pre-weekend predictions were spot on, at least when it came to the top-two films. One Direction: This is Us opened in first place on Friday, but by Sunday had fallen to fifth place, allowing Lee Daniels' The Butler to remain on top, if you go by the four-day weekend. There were a few surprises this weekend, including Instructions Not Included. I hoped it would do well, but I never imaged it would do this well. Overall the weekend was strong at $125 million over the three-day weekend, which was 14% more than last weekend. Over four days, the total box office was $160 million. This was 21% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 holds a 0.9% lead over 2012 at 7.44 billion to $7.37 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: One Direction Rounds Out Hollywood's Biggest Summer

September 1st, 2013

Hollywood's Summer ends this weekend with a suitably back-to-school winner in the form of One Direction: This is Us. The 3D concert movie will pick up $17 million Friday-Sunday, largely on the back of an impressive $8.9 million gross on Saturday. While that won't set it up to challenge Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus among the top grossers in this particular sub-genre, it does show the solid business model for 3D films that cater to pop fans. Performances among other films playing this weekend were more varied. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wolverine Growls, Doesn't Howl at Top of Chart

July 28th, 2013

The Wolverine will have a very solid, but far from spectacular debut this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Its $55 million total will give it the tenth-biggest weekend of the year, and the best for Fox, but it is falling well behind comparable films like World War Z (which opened with $66 million) and Star Trek Into Darkness ($70 million). Good reviews and lessened competition as the Summer season comes to a close will help it a bit, but it looks like $100 million and out for the franchise, unless its $86.1 million international debut turns into a $400 million global run. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Humbles R.I.P.D.

July 21st, 2013

This is a Summer packed with big-budget proto-franchise films, which makes it a risky season for the studios. Predictably enough, we've had some success stories among them, like Man of Steel and World War Z, and some disasters (with The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim standing out). Overall, the batting average for these films is running around 50%, which makes it a particularly dicey proposition to have two of them opening in the same weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Freeze Out Competition

July 2nd, 2013

As expected, Monsters University remained the top draw on the weekend box office chart. The Heat performed a little better than expected, but White House Down struggled. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last weekend to $190 million over the weekend. More importantly, this is 9% lower than the same weekend last year, meaning 2013 fell a little further behind 2012's pace. The difference is only $78 million or 1.5% at $5.18 billion to $5.26 billion, which is much better than it was earlier this year, so hopefully we can close that gap before too long. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Heat is Hot, White House is Down and Out

June 30th, 2013

As expected, Monsters University will retain the box office crown this weekend with Disney projecting a thoroughly respectable $46.2 million and a decline of 44% from its opening -- good by today's standards, and particularly good for a sequel (albeit one whose target demographic wasn't born when the original came out). The real action this weekend, though, is among the other films in the top five. The Heat will open with a robust $40 million or so, per Fox, which compares favorably to its forebear Bridesmaids' opening of $26.2 million in 2011 (although a fairer comparison might be the $41.6 million debut of The Hangover 3 in May). Three male-oriented action movies fill out the next three spots on the chart, and the competition was too much for White House Down. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases Scare Away the Competition

June 25th, 2013

You can tell it's summertime, because the two wide releases topped the per theater chart this weekend. Monsters University earned first place on both the overall chart and the per theater average chart with an average of $20,587. World War Z placed second with $18,412. Unfinished Song earned an average of $12,864 in two theaters. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was 20 Feet from Stardom, which earned an average of $10,744 in six theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Graduate Magna Cum Laude

June 25th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office with both new releases, Monsters University and World War Z, topping predictions. The overall box office rose 18% to $240 million, which was the eighth biggest weekend of all time. The box office was 46% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but now by less than 1% at $4.88 billion to $4.93 billion. Maybe by the end of the month, 2013 will have completely caught up to 2012. The new releases will have to be stronger than anticipated, but it isn't out of the question. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pixar Tops Pitt on Monster Weekend

June 23rd, 2013

Pixar will record its 14th consecutive number one opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Monsters University is set to posted about $82 million, according to Disney, which places it comfortably ahead of zombie actioner World War Z on $66 million. That start is a big relief for Paramount, which spent $190 million on the film and could have lost a lot of money if it failed. It will still need good legs and lots of overseas income to record a profit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?

June 20th, 2013

There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012. More...

Contest: Burned Out

June 13th, 2013

June continues next weekend with two potential blockbuster releases: Monsters University and World War Z. Both are earning strong reviews and both will have strong marketing behind them. It seems likely that Monsters University will open faster and is the better choice for target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Monsters University. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD, as well as $30 of merchandize from 5 Second Films. (That will be two T-shirts of your choice, or a T-shirt and a shot glass pack, or a poster and two shot glasses, or a hoodie, etc.) Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the 5 Second Films Kickstarter. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...


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Synopsis

United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$66,411,834 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$190,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,607 opening theaters/3,607 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $268,687,317

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $202,706,711
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 251 $329,154,939
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 222 $531,861,650

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Egypt)
June 21st, 2013 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: September 17th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2269, 4/24/2013)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Franchise: World War Z
Comparisons: vs. Jurassic World
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Keywords: Dystopia, Political, Zombies, Epidemic, Post Apocalypse, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Skydance Productions, Hemisphere Media Capital, GK Films, Plan B Entertainment, 2Dux2
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 214 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $150m 211 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $200m 211 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Fastest to $50m 235 $200,286,551 Aug 30, 2013 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $18,408,963 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $26,035,211 Jul 5, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Thursday 95 $4,355,358 Jul 4, 2013 14
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 22 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 94 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 43 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 94 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 79 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Paramount Pictures Weekend Domestic 15 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 40 $66,411,834 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 65 $18,412 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 100 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Paramount Pictures Day Domestic 47 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 63 $25,196,879 Jun 21, 2013 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 9 $202,706,711 Jun 21, 2013 0

Leading Cast

Brad Pitt    Gerry Lane

Supporting Cast

Mireille Enos    Karen
James Badge Dale    Army Ranger
Matthew Fox    Army Ranger
Daniella Kertesz    Soldier
David Morse    CIA Operative
Fana Mokeona    Thierry
Abigail Hargrove    Rachel
Sterling Jerins    Constance
Ludi Boeken    Mossad Agent
Fana Mokoena    Thierry Umutoni
Fabrizio Zacharee Guido    Tommy
Elyes Gabel    Dr. Andrew Fassbach
Richard Thompson*    Argus Sailor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
Matthew Michael Carnahan    Screenwriter
Drew Goodard    Screenwriter
Damon Lindelof    Screenwriter
Matthew Michael Carnahan    Screenstory
J. Michael Straczynski    Screenstory
Max Brooks    Based on the Novel by
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Jeremy Kleiner    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Marc Forster    Executive Producer
Brad Simpson    Executive Producer
David Ellison    Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg    Executive Producer
Paul Schwake    Executive Producer
Graham King    Executive Producer
Tim Headington    Executive Producer
Ben Seresin    Director of Photography
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Roger Barton    Editor
Matt Chesse    Editor
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Jon Billington    Supervising Art Director
Alan Gilmore    Senior Art Director
Julian Ashby    Senior Art Director
Ben Collins    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Jennifer Williams    Set Decorator
Stuart Wilson    Sound Designer
Nigel Stone    Supervising Sound Editor
Ethan Van der Ryn    Supervising Sound Editor
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Robin Saxen    Visual Effects Producer
Toby Hefferman    Assistant Director
Simon Crane    Second Unit Director
Simon Crane    Stunt Coordinator
Igor Meglic    Second Unit Camera
Kate Dowd    Casting Director
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Justin Van Hout    Assistant ADR Recordist (uncredited)
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 1st, 2013

October 1st, 2013

This list is a little short and a little late, because WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE INTERNET? The past three days, the internet has been slow as hell. There are a number of interesting releases coming out this week, several of them have screeners that are on their way. Unfortunately, only one screener did arrive on time. Fortunately, it was The Little Mermaid on Blu-ray Combo Pack and it, or the 3D Combo Pack, are worthy of Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: World War Z

September 26th, 2013

World War Z was one of the most anticipated films of the summer, as it was based on a popular book and starred Brad Pitt, one of the biggest movie stars around. However, there were hints of problems, including extensive reshoots. In the end, it cost $190 million to make and while it pulled in more than $500 million worldwide, it will likely need a little help on the home market to break even. Will it break even on the home market? Or is it a flawed execution to a really good idea? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 17th, 2013

September 17th, 2013

It's kind of a bad week for screeners, as there are four or so that either didn't arrive on time, or still are not here. This includes the biggest release of the week, World War Z, as well as a number of other releases I'm really looking forward to (Behind the Candelabra, Nashville: The Complete First Season, Sofia the First: Ready to Be a Princess, etc.). World War Z should lead the charts, both on DVD and on Blu-ray, but I'm not sure if I will agree with the pros or the cons on this one. Fortunately, some screeners did arrive, including the final season of Leverage. While I'm not happy this is the final season of the show, I'm very happy with the quality level for Season Five and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Summer Ends in an Upward Direction

September 4th, 2013

The Labor Day long weekend is over and pre-weekend predictions were spot on, at least when it came to the top-two films. One Direction: This is Us opened in first place on Friday, but by Sunday had fallen to fifth place, allowing Lee Daniels' The Butler to remain on top, if you go by the four-day weekend. There were a few surprises this weekend, including Instructions Not Included. I hoped it would do well, but I never imaged it would do this well. Overall the weekend was strong at $125 million over the three-day weekend, which was 14% more than last weekend. Over four days, the total box office was $160 million. This was 21% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 holds a 0.9% lead over 2012 at 7.44 billion to $7.37 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: One Direction Rounds Out Hollywood's Biggest Summer

September 1st, 2013

Hollywood's Summer ends this weekend with a suitably back-to-school winner in the form of One Direction: This is Us. The 3D concert movie will pick up $17 million Friday-Sunday, largely on the back of an impressive $8.9 million gross on Saturday. While that won't set it up to challenge Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus among the top grossers in this particular sub-genre, it does show the solid business model for 3D films that cater to pop fans. Performances among other films playing this weekend were more varied. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wolverine Growls, Doesn't Howl at Top of Chart

July 28th, 2013

The Wolverine will have a very solid, but far from spectacular debut this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Its $55 million total will give it the tenth-biggest weekend of the year, and the best for Fox, but it is falling well behind comparable films like World War Z (which opened with $66 million) and Star Trek Into Darkness ($70 million). Good reviews and lessened competition as the Summer season comes to a close will help it a bit, but it looks like $100 million and out for the franchise, unless its $86.1 million international debut turns into a $400 million global run. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Humbles R.I.P.D.

July 21st, 2013

This is a Summer packed with big-budget proto-franchise films, which makes it a risky season for the studios. Predictably enough, we've had some success stories among them, like Man of Steel and World War Z, and some disasters (with The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim standing out). Overall, the batting average for these films is running around 50%, which makes it a particularly dicey proposition to have two of them opening in the same weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Freeze Out Competition

July 2nd, 2013

As expected, Monsters University remained the top draw on the weekend box office chart. The Heat performed a little better than expected, but White House Down struggled. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last weekend to $190 million over the weekend. More importantly, this is 9% lower than the same weekend last year, meaning 2013 fell a little further behind 2012's pace. The difference is only $78 million or 1.5% at $5.18 billion to $5.26 billion, which is much better than it was earlier this year, so hopefully we can close that gap before too long. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Heat is Hot, White House is Down and Out

June 30th, 2013

As expected, Monsters University will retain the box office crown this weekend with Disney projecting a thoroughly respectable $46.2 million and a decline of 44% from its opening -- good by today's standards, and particularly good for a sequel (albeit one whose target demographic wasn't born when the original came out). The real action this weekend, though, is among the other films in the top five. The Heat will open with a robust $40 million or so, per Fox, which compares favorably to its forebear Bridesmaids' opening of $26.2 million in 2011 (although a fairer comparison might be the $41.6 million debut of The Hangover 3 in May). Three male-oriented action movies fill out the next three spots on the chart, and the competition was too much for White House Down. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases Scare Away the Competition

June 25th, 2013

You can tell it's summertime, because the two wide releases topped the per theater chart this weekend. Monsters University earned first place on both the overall chart and the per theater average chart with an average of $20,587. World War Z placed second with $18,412. Unfinished Song earned an average of $12,864 in two theaters. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was 20 Feet from Stardom, which earned an average of $10,744 in six theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Graduate Magna Cum Laude

June 25th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office with both new releases, Monsters University and World War Z, topping predictions. The overall box office rose 18% to $240 million, which was the eighth biggest weekend of all time. The box office was 46% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but now by less than 1% at $4.88 billion to $4.93 billion. Maybe by the end of the month, 2013 will have completely caught up to 2012. The new releases will have to be stronger than anticipated, but it isn't out of the question. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pixar Tops Pitt on Monster Weekend

June 23rd, 2013

Pixar will record its 14th consecutive number one opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Monsters University is set to posted about $82 million, according to Disney, which places it comfortably ahead of zombie actioner World War Z on $66 million. That start is a big relief for Paramount, which spent $190 million on the film and could have lost a lot of money if it failed. It will still need good legs and lots of overseas income to record a profit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?

June 20th, 2013

There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012. More...

Contest: Burned Out

June 13th, 2013

June continues next weekend with two potential blockbuster releases: Monsters University and World War Z. Both are earning strong reviews and both will have strong marketing behind them. It seems likely that Monsters University will open faster and is the better choice for target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Monsters University. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD, as well as $30 of merchandize from 5 Second Films. (That will be two T-shirts of your choice, or a T-shirt and a shot glass pack, or a poster and two shot glasses, or a hoodie, etc.) Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the 5 Second Films Kickstarter. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 2 $66,411,834   3,607 $18,412   $66,411,834 1
Jun 28, 2013 3 $29,774,625 -55% 3,607 $8,255   $123,696,919 2
Jul 5, 2013 5 $18,408,963 -38% 3,316 $5,552   $158,954,143 3
Jul 12, 2013 7 $9,314,862 -49% 3,003 $3,102   $176,971,782 4
Jul 19, 2013 9 $5,191,541 -44% 2,066 $2,513   $186,932,608 5
Jul 26, 2013 13 $2,800,685 -46% 1,440 $1,945   $192,660,231 6
Aug 2, 2013 15 $1,808,231 -35% 912 $1,983   $195,882,193 7
Aug 9, 2013 21 $654,475 -64% 505 $1,296   $197,458,107 8
Aug 16, 2013 25 $437,376 -33% 307 $1,425   $198,303,509 9
Aug 23, 2013 29 $314,920 -28% 239 $1,318   $198,854,941 10
Aug 30, 2013 22 $1,262,720 +301% 1,247 $1,013   $200,286,551 11
Sep 6, 2013 27 $438,482 -65% 374 $1,172   $201,359,019 12
Sep 13, 2013 27 $316,843 -28% 280 $1,132   $201,835,676 13
Sep 20, 2013 38 $187,174 -41% 203 $922   $202,136,145 14
Sep 27, 2013 42 $88,130 -53% 160 $551   $202,278,858 15
Oct 4, 2013 48 $41,164 -53% 75 $549   $202,349,504 16
May 28, 2021 11 $347,000   80 $4,338   $202,706,711 415

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 21, 2013 2 $25,196,879     3,607 $6,986   $25,196,879 1
Jun 22, 2013 2 $22,619,334 -10%   3,607 $6,271   $47,816,213 2
Jun 23, 2013 2 $18,595,621 -18%   3,607 $5,155   $66,411,834 3
Jun 24, 2013 2 $7,675,366 -59%   3,607 $2,128   $74,087,200 4
Jun 25, 2013 2 $7,981,168 +4%   3,607 $2,213   $82,068,368 5
Jun 26, 2013 2 $6,226,175 -22%   3,607 $1,726   $88,294,543 6
Jun 27, 2013 2 $5,627,751 -10%   3,607 $1,560   $93,922,294 7
Jun 28, 2013 4 $8,994,726 +60% -64% 3,607 $2,494   $102,917,020 8
Jun 29, 2013 3 $11,643,031 +29% -49% 3,607 $3,228   $114,560,051 9
Jun 30, 2013 3 $9,136,868 -22% -51% 3,607 $2,533   $123,696,919 10
Jul 1, 2013 3 $4,387,159 -52% -43% 3,607 $1,216   $128,084,078 11
Jul 2, 2013 - $4,106,417 -6% -49% 3,607 $1,138   $132,190,495 12
Jul 3, 2013 5 $4,034,822 -2% -35% 3,405 $1,185   $136,189,822 13
Jul 4, 2013 4 $4,355,358 +8% -23% 3,405 $1,279   $140,545,180 14
Jul 5, 2013 4 $6,388,018 +47% -29% 3,316 $1,926   $146,933,198 15
Jul 6, 2013 4 $6,789,117 +6% -42% 3,316 $2,047   $153,722,315 16
Jul 7, 2013 4 $5,231,828 -23% -43% 3,316 $1,578   $158,954,143 17
Jul 8, 2013 5 $2,251,183 -57% -49% 3,316 $679   $161,205,326 18
Jul 9, 2013 5 $2,524,267 +12% -39% 3,316 $761   $163,729,593 19
Jul 10, 2013 5 $2,065,948 -18% -49% 3,316 $623   $165,795,541 20
Jul 11, 2013 5 $1,825,884 -12% -58% 3,316 $551   $167,621,425 21
Jul 12, 2013 7 $2,788,132 +53% -56% 3,003 $928   $170,409,557 22
Jul 13, 2013 7 $3,750,130 +35% -45% 3,003 $1,249   $174,159,687 23
Jul 14, 2013 7 $2,776,600 -26% -47% 3,003 $925   $176,971,782 24
Jul 15, 2013 7 $1,217,477 -56% -46% 3,003 $405   $178,189,259 25
Jul 16, 2013 7 $1,430,813 +18% -43% 3,003 $476   $179,620,072 26
Jul 17, 2013 8 $1,150,532 -20% -44% 3,003 $383   $180,770,604 27
Jul 18, 2013 8 $970,463 -16% -47% 3,003 $323   $181,741,067 28
Jul 19, 2013 9 $1,550,409 +60% -44% 2,066 $750   $183,291,476 29
Jul 20, 2013 9 $2,107,177 +36% -44% 2,066 $1,020   $185,398,653 30
Jul 21, 2013 10 $1,533,955 -27% -45% 2,066 $742   $186,932,608 31
Jul 22, 2013 10 $720,006 -53% -41% 2,066 $349   $187,652,614 32
Jul 23, 2013 10 $876,430 +22% -39% 2,066 $424   $188,529,044 33
Jul 24, 2013 10 $695,384 -21% -40% 2,066 $337   $189,224,428 34
Jul 25, 2013 10 $635,118 -9% -35% 2,066 $307   $189,859,546 35
Jul 26, 2013 12 $812,057 +28% -48% 1,440 $564   $190,671,603 36
Jul 27, 2013 12 $1,134,431 +40% -46% 1,440 $788   $191,806,034 37
Jul 28, 2013 13 $854,197 -25% -44% 1,440 $593   $192,660,231 38
Jul 29, 2013 13 $387,574 -55% -46% 1,440 $269   $193,047,805 39
Jul 30, 2013 13 $438,521 +13% -50% 1,440 $305   $193,486,326 40
Jul 31, 2013 14 $293,825 -33% -58% 1,440 $204   $193,780,151 41
Aug 1, 2013 14 $293,811 n/c -54% 1,440 $204   $194,073,962 42
Aug 2, 2013 - $516,237 +76% -36% 912 $566   $194,590,199 43
Aug 3, 2013 - $743,558 +44% -34% 912 $815   $195,333,757 44
Aug 4, 2013 - $548,436 -26% -36% 912 $601   $195,882,193 45
Aug 5, 2013 - $276,182 -50% -29% 912 $303   $196,158,375 46
Aug 6, 2013 - $266,342 -4% -39% 912 $292   $196,424,717 47
Aug 7, 2013 - $205,870 -23% -30% 912 $226   $196,630,587 48
Aug 8, 2013 - $173,045 -16% -41% 912 $190   $196,803,632 49
Aug 9, 2013 - $200,134 +16% -61% 505 $396   $197,003,766 50
Aug 10, 2013 - $271,193 +36% -64% 505 $537   $197,274,959 51
Aug 11, 2013 - $183,148 -32% -67% 505 $363   $197,458,107 52
Aug 12, 2013 - $100,750 -45% -64% 505 $200   $197,558,857 53
Aug 13, 2013 - $122,023 +21% -54% 505 $242   $197,680,880 54
Aug 14, 2013 - $98,088 -20% -52% 505 $194   $197,778,968 55
Aug 15, 2013 - $87,165 -11% -50% 505 $173   $197,866,133 56
Aug 16, 2013 - $132,914 +52% -34% 307 $433   $197,999,047 57
Aug 17, 2013 - $184,668 +39% -32% 307 $602   $198,183,715 58
Aug 18, 2013 - $119,794 -35% -35% 307 $390   $198,303,509 59
Aug 19, 2013 - $58,564 -51% -42% 307 $191   $198,362,073 60
Aug 20, 2013 - $66,642 +14% -45% 307 $217   $198,428,715 61
Aug 21, 2013 - $54,252 -19% -45% 307 $177   $198,482,967 62
Aug 22, 2013 - $57,054 +5% -35% 307 $186   $198,540,021 63
Aug 23, 2013 - $91,885 +61% -31% 239 $384   $198,631,906 64
Aug 24, 2013 - $134,756 +47% -27% 239 $564   $198,766,662 65
Aug 25, 2013 - $88,279 -34% -26% 239 $369   $198,854,941 66
Aug 26, 2013 - $45,637 -48% -22% 239 $191   $198,900,578 67
Aug 27, 2013 - $46,665 +2% -30% 239 $195   $198,947,243 68
Aug 28, 2013 - $39,826 -15% -27% 239 $167   $198,987,069 69
Aug 29, 2013 - $36,762 -8% -36% 239 $154   $199,023,831 70
Aug 30, 2013 - $280,259 +662% +205% 1,247 $225   $199,304,090 71
Aug 31, 2013 - $489,851 +75% +264% 1,247 $393   $199,793,941 72
Sep 1, 2013 - $492,610 +1% +458% 1,247 $395   $200,286,551 73
Sep 2, 2013 - $387,654 -21% +749% 1,247 $311   $200,674,205 74
Sep 3, 2013 - $91,342 -76% +96% 1,247 $73   $200,765,547 75
Sep 4, 2013 - $75,778 -17% +90% 1,247 $61   $200,841,325 76
Sep 5, 2013 - $79,212 +5% +115% 1,247 $64   $200,920,537 77
Sep 6, 2013 - $117,846 +49% -58% 374 $315   $201,038,383 78
Sep 7, 2013 - $201,004 +71% -59% 374 $537   $201,239,387 79
Sep 8, 2013 - $119,632 -40% -76% 374 $320   $201,359,019 80
Sep 9, 2013 - $37,908 -68% -90% 374 $101   $201,396,927 81
Sep 10, 2013 - $44,160 +16% -52% 374 $118   $201,441,087 82
Sep 11, 2013 - $39,713 -10% -48% 374 $106   $201,480,800 83
Sep 12, 2013 - $38,033 -4% -52% 374 $102   $201,518,833 84
Sep 13, 2013 - $93,485 +146% -21% 280 $334   $201,612,318 85
Sep 14, 2013 - $130,484 +40% -35% 280 $466   $201,742,802 86
Sep 15, 2013 - $92,874 -29% -22% 280 $332   $201,835,676 87
Sep 16, 2013 - $31,071 -67% -18% 280 $111   $201,866,747 88
Sep 17, 2013 - $30,933 n/c -30% 280 $110   $201,897,680 89
Sep 18, 2013 - $25,077 -19% -37% 280 $90   $201,922,757 90
Sep 19, 2013 - $26,214 +5% -31% 280 $94   $201,948,971 91
Sep 20, 2013 - $51,570 +97% -45% 203 $254   $202,000,541 92
Sep 21, 2013 - $86,103 +67% -34% 203 $424   $202,086,644 93
Sep 22, 2013 - $49,501 -43% -47% 203 $244   $202,136,145 94
Sep 23, 2013 - $12,642 -74% -59% 203 $62   $202,148,787 95
Sep 24, 2013 - $15,491 +23% -50% 203 $76   $202,164,278 96
Sep 25, 2013 - $13,673 -12% -45% 203 $67   $202,177,951 97
Sep 26, 2013 - $12,777 -7% -51% 203 $63   $202,190,728 98
Sep 27, 2013 - $23,557 +84% -54% 160 $147   $202,214,285 99
Sep 28, 2013 - $41,531 +76% -52% 160 $260   $202,255,816 100
Sep 29, 2013 - $23,042 -45% -53% 160 $144   $202,278,858 101
Sep 30, 2013 - $6,406 -72% -49% 160 $40   $202,285,264 102
Oct 1, 2013 - $7,870 +23% -49% 160 $49   $202,293,134 103
Oct 2, 2013 - $7,054 -10% -48% 160 $44   $202,300,188 104
Oct 3, 2013 - $8,152 +16% -36% 160 $51   $202,308,340 105
Oct 4, 2013 - $12,104 +48% -49% 75 $161   $202,320,444 106
Oct 5, 2013 - $19,632 +62% -53% 75 $262   $202,340,076 107
Oct 6, 2013 - $9,428 -52% -59% 75 $126   $202,349,504 108
Oct 7, 2013 - $2,401 -75% -63% 75 $32   $202,351,905 109
Oct 8, 2013 - $2,503 +4% -68% 75 $33   $202,354,408 110
Oct 9, 2013 - $2,415 -4% -66% 75 $32   $202,356,823 111
Oct 10, 2013 - $2,888 +20% -65% 75 $39   $202,359,711 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 2 $93,922,294   3,607 $26,039   $93,922,294 1
Jun 28, 2013 4 $46,622,886 -50% 3,405 $13,692   $140,545,180 2
Jul 5, 2013 4 $27,076,245 -42% 3,316 $8,165   $167,621,425 3
Jul 12, 2013 7 $14,084,147 -48% 3,003 $4,690   $181,741,067 4
Jul 19, 2013 10 $8,118,479 -42% 2,066 $3,930   $189,859,546 5
Jul 26, 2013 14 $4,214,416 -48% 1,440 $2,927   $194,073,962 6
Aug 2, 2013 16 $2,729,670 -35% 912 $2,993   $196,803,632 7
Aug 9, 2013 21 $1,062,501 -61% 505 $2,104   $197,866,133 8
Aug 16, 2013 26 $673,888 -37% 307 $2,195   $198,540,021 9
Aug 23, 2013 30 $483,810 -28% 239 $2,024   $199,023,831 10
Aug 30, 2013 22 $1,896,706 +292% 1,247 $1,521   $200,920,537 11
Sep 6, 2013 26 $598,296 -68% 374 $1,600   $201,518,833 12
Sep 13, 2013 27 $430,138 -28% 280 $1,536   $201,948,971 13
Sep 20, 2013 38 $241,757 -44% 203 $1,191   $202,190,728 14
Sep 27, 2013 41 $117,612 -51% 160 $735   $202,308,340 15
Oct 4, 2013 48 $51,371 -56% 75 $685   $202,359,711 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Egypt 6/19/2013 $0 0 1 5 $296,468 12/30/2018
South Korea 6/21/2013 $0 0 125 185 $31,643,140 4/28/2020
 
Rest of World $297,215,331
 
International Total$329,154,939 4/28/2020

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
Sep 22, 20131573,554 573,554$8,580,368$8,580,3681
Sep 29, 20132135,488-76% 709,042$2,230,132$10,810,5002
Oct 6, 2013571,741-47% 780,783$1,203,814$12,014,3143
Oct 13, 2013955,398-23% 836,181$841,496$12,855,8104
Oct 20, 20131140,769-26% 876,950$677,988$13,533,7985
Oct 27, 20131731,796-22% 908,746$505,874$14,039,6726
Nov 3, 20131130,566-4% 939,312$422,116$14,461,7887
Nov 10, 20131921,396-30% 960,708$314,093$14,775,8818
Dec 1, 201318259,946 1,249,513$2,926,992$18,123,82711
Dec 8, 20131759,693-77% 1,309,206$906,140$19,029,96712
Dec 15, 20132823,928-60% 1,333,134$393,137$19,423,10413

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 22, 20131706,866 706,866$15,392,651$15,392,6511
Sep 29, 20132117,405-83% 824,271$2,486,139$17,878,7902
Oct 13, 2013744,762 872,469$921,325$18,885,8774
Oct 20, 2013842,949-4% 915,418$869,019$19,754,8965
Oct 27, 20131022,260-48% 937,678$452,286$20,207,1826
Nov 3, 20131015,889-29% 953,567$280,501$20,487,6837
Nov 10, 20132014,100-11% 967,667$269,885$20,757,5688
Nov 17, 20131810,937-22% 978,604$208,754$20,966,3229
Dec 1, 20137255,641 1,241,765$4,294,765$25,387,42211
Dec 8, 20131088,658-65% 1,330,423$1,068,714$26,456,13612
Dec 15, 20131844,427-50% 1,374,850$890,927$27,347,06313

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