Young Adult (2011)

Young Adult poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,311,571Details
International Box Office $6,438,785Details
Worldwide Box Office $22,750,356
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,294,977 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $848,503 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,143,480
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature, returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$310,263 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/987 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,155,196

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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 2011 (Exclusive) by Paramount Pictures
December 16th, 2011 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
April 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: March 13th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2196, 11/2/2011)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Divorcée Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Addiction, Romance, You Can't Go Home Again, Mid-Life Crisis, Delayed Adulthood, Writing and Writers, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films, Denver & Delilah Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 97 $2,092,633 Dec 30, 2011 24
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 17 $3,403,159 Dec 16, 2011 10
Top 2011 Theater Average 10 $38,783 Dec 9, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2011 18 $310,263   8 $38,783   $310,263 1
Dec 16, 2011 10 $3,403,159 +997% 986 $3,451   $3,843,083 2
Dec 23, 2011 14 $1,746,450 -49% 987 $1,769   $7,155,898 3
Dec 30, 2011 13 $2,092,633 +20% 987 $2,120   $12,061,771 4
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,281,347 -39% 830 $1,544   $14,747,851 5
Jan 13, 2012 26 $430,153 -66% 387 $1,112   $15,705,980 6
Jan 20, 2012 34 $138,213 -68% 150 $921   $16,075,448 7
Jan 27, 2012 43 $57,157 -59% 87 $657   $16,193,362 8
Feb 3, 2012 51 $20,014 -65% 58 $345   $16,234,387 9
Feb 10, 2012 64 $13,346 -33% 35 $381   $16,257,512 10
Feb 17, 2012 61 $28,822 +116% 87 $331   $16,295,033 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 9, 2011 - $89,660     8 $11,208   $89,660 1
Dec 10, 2011 - $125,036 +39%   8 $15,630   $214,696 2
Dec 11, 2011 - $95,567 -24%   8 $11,946   $310,263 3
Dec 12, 2011 - $35,299 -63%   8 $4,412   $345,562 4
Dec 13, 2011 - $31,839 -10%   8 $3,980   $377,401 5
Dec 14, 2011 - $31,413 -1%   8 $3,927   $408,814 6
Dec 15, 2011 - $31,110 -1%   8 $3,889   $439,924 7
Dec 16, 2011 7 $1,089,945 +3,404% +1,116% 986 $1,105   $1,529,869 8
Dec 17, 2011 11 $1,392,602 +28% +1,014% 986 $1,412   $2,922,471 9
Dec 18, 2011 10 $920,612 -34% +863% 986 $934   $3,843,083 10
Dec 19, 2011 10 $417,506 -55% +1,083% 986 $423   $4,260,589 11
Dec 20, 2011 11 $421,722 +1% +1,225% 986 $428   $4,682,311 12
Dec 21, 2011 13 $351,843 -17% +1,020% 986 $357   $5,034,154 13
Dec 22, 2011 13 $375,294 +7% +1,106% 986 $381   $5,409,448 14
Dec 23, 2011 15 $513,383 +37% -53% 987 $520   $5,922,831 15
Dec 24, 2011 13 $346,517 -33% -75% 987 $351   $6,269,348 16
Dec 25, 2011 11 $886,550 +156% -4% 987 $898   $7,155,898 17
Dec 26, 2011 13 $920,290 +4% +120% 987 $932   $8,076,188 18
Dec 27, 2011 14 $657,210 -29% +56% 987 $666   $8,733,398 19
Dec 28, 2011 14 $622,428 -5% +77% 987 $631   $9,355,826 20
Dec 29, 2011 14 $613,312 -1% +63% 987 $621   $9,969,138 21
Dec 30, 2011 14 $759,865 +24% +48% 987 $770   $10,729,003 22
Dec 31, 2011 13 $577,812 -24% +67% 987 $585   $11,306,815 23
Jan 1, 2012 12 $754,956 +31% -15% 987 $765   $12,061,771 24
Jan 2, 2012 13 $607,481 -20% -34% 987 $615   $12,669,252 25
Jan 3, 2012 11 $301,218 -50% -54% 987 $305   $12,970,470 26
Jan 4, 2012 11 $257,534 -15% -59% 987 $261   $13,228,004 27
Jan 5, 2012 12 $238,500 -7% -61% 987 $242   $13,466,504 28
Jan 6, 2012 - $397,688 +67% -48% 830 $479   $13,864,192 29
Jan 7, 2012 - $564,670 +42% -2% 830 $680   $14,428,862 30
Jan 8, 2012 - $318,989 -44% -58% 830 $384   $14,747,851 31
Jan 9, 2012 - $114,208 -64% -81% 830 $138   $14,862,059 32
Jan 10, 2012 - $151,367 +33% -50% 830 $182   $15,013,426 33
Jan 11, 2012 - $133,887 -12% -48% 830 $161   $15,147,313 34
Jan 12, 2012 - $128,514 -4% -46% 830 $155   $15,275,827 35
Jan 13, 2012 - $125,630 -2% -68% 387 $325   $15,401,457 36
Jan 14, 2012 - $171,299 +36% -70% 387 $443   $15,572,756 37
Jan 15, 2012 - $133,224 -22% -58% 387 $344   $15,705,980 38
Jan 16, 2012 - $95,730 -28% -16% 387 $247   $15,801,710 39
Jan 17, 2012 - $48,581 -49% -68% 387 $126   $15,850,291 40
Jan 18, 2012 - $43,007 -11% -68% 387 $111   $15,893,298 41
Jan 19, 2012 - $43,937 +2% -66% 387 $114   $15,937,235 42
Jan 20, 2012 - $37,891 -14% -70% 150 $253   $15,975,126 43
Jan 21, 2012 - $68,091 +80% -60% 150 $454   $16,043,217 44
Jan 22, 2012 - $32,231 -53% -76% 150 $215   $16,075,448 45
Jan 23, 2012 - $13,246 -59% -86% 150 $88   $16,088,694 46
Jan 24, 2012 - $14,800 +12% -70% 150 $99   $16,103,494 47
Jan 25, 2012 - $16,857 +14% -61% 150 $112   $16,120,351 48
Jan 26, 2012 - $15,854 -6% -64% 150 $106   $16,136,205 49
Jan 27, 2012 - $16,329 +3% -57% 87 $188   $16,152,534 50
Jan 28, 2012 - $26,658 +63% -61% 87 $306   $16,179,192 51
Jan 29, 2012 - $14,170 -47% -56% 87 $163   $16,193,362 52
Jan 30, 2012 - $4,830 -66% -64% 87 $56   $16,198,192 53
Jan 31, 2012 - $5,874 +22% -60% 87 $68   $16,204,066 54
Feb 1, 2012 - $5,329 -9% -68% 87 $61   $16,209,395 55
Feb 2, 2012 - $4,978 -7% -69% 87 $57   $16,214,373 56
Feb 3, 2012 - $6,644 +33% -59% 58 $115   $16,221,017 57
Feb 4, 2012 - $9,931 +49% -63% 58 $171   $16,230,948 58
Feb 5, 2012 - $3,439 -65% -76% 58 $59   $16,234,387 59
Feb 6, 2012 - $2,004 -42% -59% 58 $35   $16,236,391 60
Feb 7, 2012 - $2,479 +24% -58% 58 $43   $16,238,870 61
Feb 8, 2012 - $2,640 +6% -50% 58 $46   $16,241,510 62
Feb 9, 2012 - $2,656 +1% -47% 58 $46   $16,244,166 63
Feb 10, 2012 - $3,611 +36% -46% 35 $103   $16,247,777 64
Feb 11, 2012 - $6,771 +88% -32% 35 $193   $16,254,548 65
Feb 12, 2012 - $2,964 -56% -14% 35 $85   $16,257,512 66
Feb 13, 2012 - $1,227 -59% -39% 35 $35   $16,258,739 67
Feb 14, 2012 - $2,334 +90% -6% 35 $67   $16,261,073 68
Feb 15, 2012 - $2,613 +12% -1% 35 $75   $16,263,686 69
Feb 16, 2012 - $2,525 -3% -5% 35 $72   $16,266,211 70
Feb 17, 2012 - $7,884 +212% +118% 87 $91   $16,274,095 71
Feb 18, 2012 - $11,588 +47% +71% 87 $133   $16,285,683 72
Feb 19, 2012 - $9,350 -19% +215% 87 $107   $16,295,033 73
Feb 20, 2012 - $5,269 -44% +329% 87 $61   $16,300,302 74
Feb 21, 2012 - $4,021 -24% +72% 87 $46   $16,304,323 75
Feb 22, 2012 - $3,720 -7% +42% 87 $43   $16,308,043 76
Feb 23, 2012 - $3,528 -5% +40% 87 $41   $16,311,571 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2011 19 $439,924   8 $54,991   $439,924 1
Dec 16, 2011 11 $4,969,524 +1,030% 986 $5,040   $5,409,448 2
Dec 23, 2011 14 $4,559,690 -8% 987 $4,620   $9,969,138 3
Dec 30, 2011 13 $3,497,366 -23% 987 $3,543   $13,466,504 4
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,809,323 -48% 830 $2,180   $15,275,827 5
Jan 13, 2012 26 $661,408 -63% 387 $1,709   $15,937,235 6
Jan 20, 2012 35 $198,970 -70% 150 $1,326   $16,136,205 7
Jan 27, 2012 41 $78,168 -61% 87 $898   $16,214,373 8
Feb 3, 2012 51 $29,793 -62% 58 $514   $16,244,166 9
Feb 10, 2012 61 $22,045 -26% 35 $630   $16,266,211 10
Feb 17, 2012 61 $45,360 +106% 87 $521   $16,311,571 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 4/6/2012 $0 0 6 31 $86,886 12/11/2015
Lebanon 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $25,397 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $6,326,502
 
International Total$6,438,785 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121579,209 79,209$1,424,970$1,424,9701
Mar 25, 20122427,692-65% 106,901$498,179$1,923,1492

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121611,586 11,586$266,354$266,3541

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Leading Cast

Charlize Theron    Mavis Gary

Supporting Cast

Patrick Wilson    Buddy Shale
Patton Oswalt    Matt Freehauf
Elizabeth Reaser    Beth Shale
Collette Wolfe    Sandra Freehauf
Jill Eikenberry    Hedda Gary
Richard Bekins    David Gary
Mary Beth Hurt    Jan
Kate Nowlin    Mary Ellen Trantowski
Jenny Dare Paulin    Nipple Confusion Bassist
Rebecca Hart    Nipple Confusion Bassist
Louisa Krause    Front Desk Girl
Elizabeth Ward Land    Sales Lady
Brian McElhaney    Book Associate
Hettienne Park    Vicki
John Forest    Wheelchair Mike
Brady Smith    Date Man
Timothy Young    Champions Server
Erin Darke    Teen Employee
Jee Young Han    Teen Server
Ella Rae Peck    Girl
Aleisha Lanae Allen    Girl
Matt Wilson    Teenage Clerk
Orlagh Cassidy    Party Guest
Charles Techman    Parking Attendant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Suzanne Smith Crowley*    Casting
Jessica Kelly    Casting
Kelli Konop    Co-Producer
Mary Lee    Co-Producer
Beth Kono    Co-Producer
Brian Bell    Line Producer
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Rolfe Kent    Composer
David Robinson    Costume Designer
Dana E. Glauberman    Editor
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Eric Steelberg    Director of Photography
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
John Malkovich    Executive Producer
Steven Rales    Executive Producer
Helen Estabrook    Executive Producer
Lianne Halfon    Producer
Russell Smith    Producer
Diablo Cody    Producer
Mason Novick    Producer
Jason Reitman    Producer
Diablo Cody    Screenwriter
Jason Reitman    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD Sales: Happy Feet's Debut Puts a Smile on Your Face

March 27th, 2012

Like last week, new releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with three new releases topping the chart. The best of the best was Happy Feet Two with 896,000 units / $13.43 million during its first week on the home market. The film struggled at the box office, so this start on the home market is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office a Mere Shadow of Former Glory

December 19th, 2011

Well, serves me right for being optimistic. The box office was again filled with disappointments and both wide releases missed expectations, which is bad. They missed expectations by a combined $30 million, which is a disaster. I was going to say, "At least it wasn't as bad as last week!", but that's damning it with faint praise. The overall box office did grow by 57% to $118 million; however, since last weekend was the worse weekend in a few years, this not a reason to celebrate. Compared to last year, the drop-off was 12%. With two weeks left in the year, 2011 is behind 2010's pace by 4% at $9.71 billion to $10.12 billion with no hope of catching up. At this point, the only thing to do is looking forward to 2012 and hope the slump we are in now doesn't extend past the new year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Holidays Finally Begin?

December 16th, 2011

The box office has given us disappointment after disappointment for a long time. It is getting to the point where no matter how strong a film looks on paper, I expect it to struggle at the box office. This week, we have three or four major releases, depending on how you define things. Both Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows are opening in roughly 3,700 theaters, while Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is opening in 400 theaters and Young Adult is expanding into nearly 1,000 theaters. All four films should place within the top five. They should also do well when compared to last year's batch of new releases / expansions. The best new release from this week last year was Tron: Legacy, which made $44 million. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows should top that with ease, and the combined strength of the rest should help 2011 earn a solid win. Then again, I've said that before recently and ended up being disappointed the following Monday. 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...

Per Theater Chart: Tailor Made for Success

December 14th, 2011

Three new releases were able to reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, while there were three holdovers that were able to join them. Leading the way was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with an outstanding average of $77,641 in four theaters. Young Adult opened with nearly the same total, but was playing in eight theaters giving it an average of $38,783. We Need to Talk About Kevin earned $24,587 in one theater during its Oscar qualifying run. A Dangerous Method spent its third weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,234 in four theaters. However, it has seen in per theater average cut by more than half since its opening, and it has yet to expand. The Artist has also seen its per theater average fall, but it expanded its theater count to sixteen this past weekend and still earned an average of $18,460. It is already an art house success and will soon start earning some measure of mainstream success. Shame more than doubled its theater count, but hung onto a spot in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,496 in 21 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: New Year's Eve Brings No Cheer

December 11th, 2011

A dismal weekend is predicted all round this weekend, and the total box office is set to record its poorest score in three years, and its worst December weekend in over a decade. With Breaking Dawn, Part 1 continuing its rapid decline, and no hits coming out since, the top of the chart has a decidedly anemic look to it. New Year's Eve will be top with around $13.7 million, a number that is miles behind last year's $56.3 million debut for Valentine's Day. The Sitter will come second with $10 million, which is less of an embarrassment, given its edgier nature, but still well below par. More...

Limited Releases: Tinker, Tailor, Nominee, Winner?

December 9th, 2011

It's an excellent week for limited releases with several films earning reviews that are strong enough to suggest they can thrive in limited release (Tomatometer Scores of 80% positive or more). There are even a few that have reviews that are strong enough to suggest they will be players during Awards Season. Of these, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy probably has the best shot at winning awards, but Young Adult likely has the best shot at mainstream success. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

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


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Synopsis

Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature, returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$310,263 (1.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/987 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,155,196

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 2011 (Exclusive) by Paramount Pictures
December 16th, 2011 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Lebanon)
April 6th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: March 13th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2196, 11/2/2011)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Divorcée Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Addiction, Romance, You Can't Go Home Again, Mid-Life Crisis, Delayed Adulthood, Writing and Writers, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films, Denver & Delilah Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 97 $2,092,633 Dec 30, 2011 24
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 17 $3,403,159 Dec 16, 2011 10
Top 2011 Theater Average 10 $38,783 Dec 9, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Charlize Theron    Mavis Gary

Supporting Cast

Patrick Wilson    Buddy Shale
Patton Oswalt    Matt Freehauf
Elizabeth Reaser    Beth Shale
Collette Wolfe    Sandra Freehauf
Jill Eikenberry    Hedda Gary
Richard Bekins    David Gary
Mary Beth Hurt    Jan
Kate Nowlin    Mary Ellen Trantowski
Jenny Dare Paulin    Nipple Confusion Bassist
Rebecca Hart    Nipple Confusion Bassist
Louisa Krause    Front Desk Girl
Elizabeth Ward Land    Sales Lady
Brian McElhaney    Book Associate
Hettienne Park    Vicki
John Forest    Wheelchair Mike
Brady Smith    Date Man
Timothy Young    Champions Server
Erin Darke    Teen Employee
Jee Young Han    Teen Server
Ella Rae Peck    Girl
Aleisha Lanae Allen    Girl
Matt Wilson    Teenage Clerk
Orlagh Cassidy    Party Guest
Charles Techman    Parking Attendant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Suzanne Smith Crowley*    Casting
Jessica Kelly    Casting
Kelli Konop    Co-Producer
Mary Lee    Co-Producer
Beth Kono    Co-Producer
Brian Bell    Line Producer
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Rolfe Kent    Composer
David Robinson    Costume Designer
Dana E. Glauberman    Editor
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Eric Steelberg    Director of Photography
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
John Malkovich    Executive Producer
Steven Rales    Executive Producer
Helen Estabrook    Executive Producer
Lianne Halfon    Producer
Russell Smith    Producer
Diablo Cody    Producer
Mason Novick    Producer
Jason Reitman    Producer
Diablo Cody    Screenwriter
Jason Reitman    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD Sales: Happy Feet's Debut Puts a Smile on Your Face

March 27th, 2012

Like last week, new releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with three new releases topping the chart. The best of the best was Happy Feet Two with 896,000 units / $13.43 million during its first week on the home market. The film struggled at the box office, so this start on the home market is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office a Mere Shadow of Former Glory

December 19th, 2011

Well, serves me right for being optimistic. The box office was again filled with disappointments and both wide releases missed expectations, which is bad. They missed expectations by a combined $30 million, which is a disaster. I was going to say, "At least it wasn't as bad as last week!", but that's damning it with faint praise. The overall box office did grow by 57% to $118 million; however, since last weekend was the worse weekend in a few years, this not a reason to celebrate. Compared to last year, the drop-off was 12%. With two weeks left in the year, 2011 is behind 2010's pace by 4% at $9.71 billion to $10.12 billion with no hope of catching up. At this point, the only thing to do is looking forward to 2012 and hope the slump we are in now doesn't extend past the new year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Holidays Finally Begin?

December 16th, 2011

The box office has given us disappointment after disappointment for a long time. It is getting to the point where no matter how strong a film looks on paper, I expect it to struggle at the box office. This week, we have three or four major releases, depending on how you define things. Both Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows are opening in roughly 3,700 theaters, while Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is opening in 400 theaters and Young Adult is expanding into nearly 1,000 theaters. All four films should place within the top five. They should also do well when compared to last year's batch of new releases / expansions. The best new release from this week last year was Tron: Legacy, which made $44 million. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows should top that with ease, and the combined strength of the rest should help 2011 earn a solid win. Then again, I've said that before recently and ended up being disappointed the following Monday. 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...

Per Theater Chart: Tailor Made for Success

December 14th, 2011

Three new releases were able to reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, while there were three holdovers that were able to join them. Leading the way was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with an outstanding average of $77,641 in four theaters. Young Adult opened with nearly the same total, but was playing in eight theaters giving it an average of $38,783. We Need to Talk About Kevin earned $24,587 in one theater during its Oscar qualifying run. A Dangerous Method spent its third weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,234 in four theaters. However, it has seen in per theater average cut by more than half since its opening, and it has yet to expand. The Artist has also seen its per theater average fall, but it expanded its theater count to sixteen this past weekend and still earned an average of $18,460. It is already an art house success and will soon start earning some measure of mainstream success. Shame more than doubled its theater count, but hung onto a spot in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,496 in 21 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: New Year's Eve Brings No Cheer

December 11th, 2011

A dismal weekend is predicted all round this weekend, and the total box office is set to record its poorest score in three years, and its worst December weekend in over a decade. With Breaking Dawn, Part 1 continuing its rapid decline, and no hits coming out since, the top of the chart has a decidedly anemic look to it. New Year's Eve will be top with around $13.7 million, a number that is miles behind last year's $56.3 million debut for Valentine's Day. The Sitter will come second with $10 million, which is less of an embarrassment, given its edgier nature, but still well below par. More...

Limited Releases: Tinker, Tailor, Nominee, Winner?

December 9th, 2011

It's an excellent week for limited releases with several films earning reviews that are strong enough to suggest they can thrive in limited release (Tomatometer Scores of 80% positive or more). There are even a few that have reviews that are strong enough to suggest they will be players during Awards Season. Of these, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy probably has the best shot at winning awards, but Young Adult likely has the best shot at mainstream success. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2011 18 $310,263   8 $38,783   $310,263 1
Dec 16, 2011 10 $3,403,159 +997% 986 $3,451   $3,843,083 2
Dec 23, 2011 14 $1,746,450 -49% 987 $1,769   $7,155,898 3
Dec 30, 2011 13 $2,092,633 +20% 987 $2,120   $12,061,771 4
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,281,347 -39% 830 $1,544   $14,747,851 5
Jan 13, 2012 26 $430,153 -66% 387 $1,112   $15,705,980 6
Jan 20, 2012 34 $138,213 -68% 150 $921   $16,075,448 7
Jan 27, 2012 43 $57,157 -59% 87 $657   $16,193,362 8
Feb 3, 2012 51 $20,014 -65% 58 $345   $16,234,387 9
Feb 10, 2012 64 $13,346 -33% 35 $381   $16,257,512 10
Feb 17, 2012 61 $28,822 +116% 87 $331   $16,295,033 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 9, 2011 - $89,660     8 $11,208   $89,660 1
Dec 10, 2011 - $125,036 +39%   8 $15,630   $214,696 2
Dec 11, 2011 - $95,567 -24%   8 $11,946   $310,263 3
Dec 12, 2011 - $35,299 -63%   8 $4,412   $345,562 4
Dec 13, 2011 - $31,839 -10%   8 $3,980   $377,401 5
Dec 14, 2011 - $31,413 -1%   8 $3,927   $408,814 6
Dec 15, 2011 - $31,110 -1%   8 $3,889   $439,924 7
Dec 16, 2011 7 $1,089,945 +3,404% +1,116% 986 $1,105   $1,529,869 8
Dec 17, 2011 11 $1,392,602 +28% +1,014% 986 $1,412   $2,922,471 9
Dec 18, 2011 10 $920,612 -34% +863% 986 $934   $3,843,083 10
Dec 19, 2011 10 $417,506 -55% +1,083% 986 $423   $4,260,589 11
Dec 20, 2011 11 $421,722 +1% +1,225% 986 $428   $4,682,311 12
Dec 21, 2011 13 $351,843 -17% +1,020% 986 $357   $5,034,154 13
Dec 22, 2011 13 $375,294 +7% +1,106% 986 $381   $5,409,448 14
Dec 23, 2011 15 $513,383 +37% -53% 987 $520   $5,922,831 15
Dec 24, 2011 13 $346,517 -33% -75% 987 $351   $6,269,348 16
Dec 25, 2011 11 $886,550 +156% -4% 987 $898   $7,155,898 17
Dec 26, 2011 13 $920,290 +4% +120% 987 $932   $8,076,188 18
Dec 27, 2011 14 $657,210 -29% +56% 987 $666   $8,733,398 19
Dec 28, 2011 14 $622,428 -5% +77% 987 $631   $9,355,826 20
Dec 29, 2011 14 $613,312 -1% +63% 987 $621   $9,969,138 21
Dec 30, 2011 14 $759,865 +24% +48% 987 $770   $10,729,003 22
Dec 31, 2011 13 $577,812 -24% +67% 987 $585   $11,306,815 23
Jan 1, 2012 12 $754,956 +31% -15% 987 $765   $12,061,771 24
Jan 2, 2012 13 $607,481 -20% -34% 987 $615   $12,669,252 25
Jan 3, 2012 11 $301,218 -50% -54% 987 $305   $12,970,470 26
Jan 4, 2012 11 $257,534 -15% -59% 987 $261   $13,228,004 27
Jan 5, 2012 12 $238,500 -7% -61% 987 $242   $13,466,504 28
Jan 6, 2012 - $397,688 +67% -48% 830 $479   $13,864,192 29
Jan 7, 2012 - $564,670 +42% -2% 830 $680   $14,428,862 30
Jan 8, 2012 - $318,989 -44% -58% 830 $384   $14,747,851 31
Jan 9, 2012 - $114,208 -64% -81% 830 $138   $14,862,059 32
Jan 10, 2012 - $151,367 +33% -50% 830 $182   $15,013,426 33
Jan 11, 2012 - $133,887 -12% -48% 830 $161   $15,147,313 34
Jan 12, 2012 - $128,514 -4% -46% 830 $155   $15,275,827 35
Jan 13, 2012 - $125,630 -2% -68% 387 $325   $15,401,457 36
Jan 14, 2012 - $171,299 +36% -70% 387 $443   $15,572,756 37
Jan 15, 2012 - $133,224 -22% -58% 387 $344   $15,705,980 38
Jan 16, 2012 - $95,730 -28% -16% 387 $247   $15,801,710 39
Jan 17, 2012 - $48,581 -49% -68% 387 $126   $15,850,291 40
Jan 18, 2012 - $43,007 -11% -68% 387 $111   $15,893,298 41
Jan 19, 2012 - $43,937 +2% -66% 387 $114   $15,937,235 42
Jan 20, 2012 - $37,891 -14% -70% 150 $253   $15,975,126 43
Jan 21, 2012 - $68,091 +80% -60% 150 $454   $16,043,217 44
Jan 22, 2012 - $32,231 -53% -76% 150 $215   $16,075,448 45
Jan 23, 2012 - $13,246 -59% -86% 150 $88   $16,088,694 46
Jan 24, 2012 - $14,800 +12% -70% 150 $99   $16,103,494 47
Jan 25, 2012 - $16,857 +14% -61% 150 $112   $16,120,351 48
Jan 26, 2012 - $15,854 -6% -64% 150 $106   $16,136,205 49
Jan 27, 2012 - $16,329 +3% -57% 87 $188   $16,152,534 50
Jan 28, 2012 - $26,658 +63% -61% 87 $306   $16,179,192 51
Jan 29, 2012 - $14,170 -47% -56% 87 $163   $16,193,362 52
Jan 30, 2012 - $4,830 -66% -64% 87 $56   $16,198,192 53
Jan 31, 2012 - $5,874 +22% -60% 87 $68   $16,204,066 54
Feb 1, 2012 - $5,329 -9% -68% 87 $61   $16,209,395 55
Feb 2, 2012 - $4,978 -7% -69% 87 $57   $16,214,373 56
Feb 3, 2012 - $6,644 +33% -59% 58 $115   $16,221,017 57
Feb 4, 2012 - $9,931 +49% -63% 58 $171   $16,230,948 58
Feb 5, 2012 - $3,439 -65% -76% 58 $59   $16,234,387 59
Feb 6, 2012 - $2,004 -42% -59% 58 $35   $16,236,391 60
Feb 7, 2012 - $2,479 +24% -58% 58 $43   $16,238,870 61
Feb 8, 2012 - $2,640 +6% -50% 58 $46   $16,241,510 62
Feb 9, 2012 - $2,656 +1% -47% 58 $46   $16,244,166 63
Feb 10, 2012 - $3,611 +36% -46% 35 $103   $16,247,777 64
Feb 11, 2012 - $6,771 +88% -32% 35 $193   $16,254,548 65
Feb 12, 2012 - $2,964 -56% -14% 35 $85   $16,257,512 66
Feb 13, 2012 - $1,227 -59% -39% 35 $35   $16,258,739 67
Feb 14, 2012 - $2,334 +90% -6% 35 $67   $16,261,073 68
Feb 15, 2012 - $2,613 +12% -1% 35 $75   $16,263,686 69
Feb 16, 2012 - $2,525 -3% -5% 35 $72   $16,266,211 70
Feb 17, 2012 - $7,884 +212% +118% 87 $91   $16,274,095 71
Feb 18, 2012 - $11,588 +47% +71% 87 $133   $16,285,683 72
Feb 19, 2012 - $9,350 -19% +215% 87 $107   $16,295,033 73
Feb 20, 2012 - $5,269 -44% +329% 87 $61   $16,300,302 74
Feb 21, 2012 - $4,021 -24% +72% 87 $46   $16,304,323 75
Feb 22, 2012 - $3,720 -7% +42% 87 $43   $16,308,043 76
Feb 23, 2012 - $3,528 -5% +40% 87 $41   $16,311,571 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 2011 19 $439,924   8 $54,991   $439,924 1
Dec 16, 2011 11 $4,969,524 +1,030% 986 $5,040   $5,409,448 2
Dec 23, 2011 14 $4,559,690 -8% 987 $4,620   $9,969,138 3
Dec 30, 2011 13 $3,497,366 -23% 987 $3,543   $13,466,504 4
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,809,323 -48% 830 $2,180   $15,275,827 5
Jan 13, 2012 26 $661,408 -63% 387 $1,709   $15,937,235 6
Jan 20, 2012 35 $198,970 -70% 150 $1,326   $16,136,205 7
Jan 27, 2012 41 $78,168 -61% 87 $898   $16,214,373 8
Feb 3, 2012 51 $29,793 -62% 58 $514   $16,244,166 9
Feb 10, 2012 61 $22,045 -26% 35 $630   $16,266,211 10
Feb 17, 2012 61 $45,360 +106% 87 $521   $16,311,571 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 4/6/2012 $0 0 6 31 $86,886 12/11/2015
Lebanon 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $25,397 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $6,326,502
 
International Total$6,438,785 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121579,209 79,209$1,424,970$1,424,9701
Mar 25, 20122427,692-65% 106,901$498,179$1,923,1492

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 18, 20121611,586 11,586$266,354$266,3541

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