Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,875	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,955	$54,726,966
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	553	$31,526,393
Top 2004 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	87	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,389	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,464	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,456	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300)	205	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,112	$31,526,393
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400)	382	$31,526,393

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 27, 2004	2	$12,812,287		2,905	$4,410	$12,812,287	1
Sep 3, 2004	3	$6,421,560	-50%	2,905	$2,211	$22,273,838	2
Sep 10, 2004	6	$2,807,475	-56%	2,544	$1,104	$27,578,480	3
Sep 17, 2004	12	$1,590,970	-43%	1,710	$930	$29,801,794	4
Sep 24, 2004	17	$765,207	-52%	1,054	$726	$30,866,803	5
Oct 1, 2004	21	$326,392	-57%	412	$792	$31,363,565	6
Oct 8, 2004	32	$104,138	-68%	170	$613	$31,526,393	7

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Aug 27, 2004	2	$4,200,000			2,905	$1,446	$4,200,000	1
Aug 28, 2004	2	$5,168,333	+23%		2,905	$1,779	$9,553,157	2
Aug 29, 2004	2	$3,259,130	-37%		2,905	$1,122	$12,812,287	3
Aug 30, 2004	2	$936,000	-71%		2,905	$322	$13,749,000	4
Aug 31, 2004	3	$824,000	-12%		2,905	$284	$14,573,000	5
Sep 1, 2004	3	$662,000	-20%		2,905	$228	$15,235,000	6
Sep 2, 2004	3	$617,000	-7%		2,905	$212	$15,852,000	7
Sep 3, 2004	5	$1,700,000	+176%	-60%	2,905	$585	$17,600,000	8
Sep 4, 2004	3	$2,487,252	+46%	-52%	2,905	$856	$20,035,261	9
Sep 5, 2004	3	$2,238,577	-10%	-31%	2,905	$771	$22,273,838	10
Sep 6, 2004	5	$1,587,000	-29%	+70%	2,905	$546	$23,860,000	11
Sep 7, 2004	6	$365,000	-77%	-56%	2,905	$126	$24,225,000	12
Sep 8, 2004	7	$290,000	-21%	-56%	2,905	$100	$24,515,000	13
Sep 9, 2004	7	$256,000	-12%	-59%	2,905	$88	$24,771,000	14
Sep 10, 2004	8	$700,000	+173%	-59%	2,544	$275	$25,500,000	15
Sep 11, 2004	6	$1,328,004	+90%	-47%	2,544	$522	$26,821,209	16
Sep 12, 2004	6	$757,271	-43%	-66%	2,544	$298	$27,578,480	17

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Aug 27, 2004	2	$15,852,278		2,905	$5,457	$15,852,278	1
Sep 3, 2004	4	$8,918,727	-44%	2,905	$3,070	$24,771,005	2
Sep 10, 2004	9	$3,439,819	-61%	2,544	$1,352	$28,210,824	3
Sep 17, 2004	14	$1,890,772	-45%	1,710	$1,106	$30,101,596	4
Sep 24, 2004	17	$935,577	-51%	1,054	$888	$31,037,173	5
Oct 1, 2004	23	$385,082	-59%	412	$935	$31,422,255	6
Oct 8, 2004	34	$104,138	-73%	170	$613	$31,526,393	7

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	10/7/2004	$788,489	152	154	590	$1,853,643	8/26/2020
Rest of World						$36,946,357
International Total						$38,800,000	8/26/2020

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,369	$38,800,000
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	545	$38,800,000
Top 2004 Movies at the International Box Office	64	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,135	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,893	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,066	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200)	144	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900)	838	$38,800,000
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	261	$38,800,000

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,408	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	541	$70,326,393
Top 2004 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	71	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,154	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,980	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,128	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200)	161	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000)	902	$70,326,393
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	299	$70,326,393

Fockers are Fabulous

February 9th, 2005

A higher than expected opening in Spain and a lower than expected decline in the U.K. allowed Meet the Fockers to retain top spot on the international charts. The film opened first in a handful of markets, including a $4.7 million opening in Spain on 356 screens, $377,000 in Denmark, $352,000 in Taiwan and $275,000 in Israel. Its most prolific market continues to be the U.K. where the film brought in $8.5 million during its second weekend there; that's a 42% drop-off, which is a little high for the market, but not as high as expected given its huge start last weekend. That one market represented more than half of its weekend total of $16.3 million on 1700 screens in 28 markets for a running tally of $82.9 million. More...

Fockers Flatten Competition

February 2nd, 2005

Meet the Fockers open in the U.K. over the weekend with an astounding $14.8 million on 456, which is more than four times the original's earnings there in 2000. That figure was also more than 8 times the second place film , and more than half the market's total box office. Add in a handful of openings in other, mostly smaller markets and the film brought in $19.2 million on 1,700 screens in 15 markets for a $58.8 million total so far. More...

DVD Releases for December 21, 2004

December 20th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winners of the DVD Pick of the Week, Shaun of the Dead - Buy from Amazon and Napoleon Dynamite - Buy from Amazon More...

Incredibles have a Super Weekend

December 1st, 2004

With a nearly 3-1 lead over its nearest competitor, The Incredibles took top spot on the International Box Office charts this week with $44.3 million on 4,362 screens in 22 markets for a running tally of $59.1 million. The film opened number one in all twelve markets and in a few of the markets the film debuted in this week it was able to break the record for biggest debut by an animated films. However, in others it fell short to either Finding Nemo, (France) or Shrek 2 (the U.K. and Spain.) Its biggest single market was the U.K., where the brought in $18.1 million, including sneak peaks, which was a Disney record. Other highlights include $9.2 million in France, $5.6 million in Spain, $5.4 million in Italy, and $1.3 million in Belgium. Considering the results so far it should challenge for supremacy among the elite animated films and $400 million to $500 million isn't out of the question. More...

Bridget has 26 million Reasons to Celebrate

November 17th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason opened in a mere half a dozen international markets over the weekend, but what an opening it was. Despite place on fewer than 1000 screens the film was able to pull in an amazing $26.7 million, the lion's share coming from the U.K. where the film took in $19.1 million on 496 screens, (including $5.9 million from sneak peaks.) That was the best opening for a Working Title film smashing the previous record of $11.1 million for Love Actually. In each market the film broke the record for Working Title films and more than doubled the original's debut. And even with legs that are expected to be much lower, it should be able to break $300 million internationally, although it may have trouble hitting $50 million domestically. More...

Sharks 4 - Dwarves 7

November 3rd, 2004

Holidays throughout Europe, and a $1.5 million, first place finish in Russia helped Shark Tale remain in top spot for the fourth straight week, although it was a much closer contest this week. Highlights include $4.3 million in the U.K., off just 24% compared to its sophomore weekend, $4.0 million in France, which was up 47% from last weekend for a $15.5 million in 4,300 theatres in 27 markets weekend. Its international running total topped $100 million, the 13th film to do so this year, and now sits at $109.6 million. More...

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

Sharks do a Double-Take

October 20th, 2004

Thanks to mostly unopposed openings several more markets, Shark Tale was able to repeat as the international box office champ this week. Not only that, but its $29.6 million more than doubled its international tally prior to the start of the weekend as the film now sits at $56.2 million. The best opening of the weekend, and most likely of its international run, was in the U.K. where the film managed to take in $9.1 million, ($13.6 million if you include last week's previews.) In France the result was strong with $4.2 million but in the face of local competition, it could only manage $3.4 million in Germany. More...

Shark Attack

October 13th, 2004

With openings in nearly a dozen new markets, Shark Tale was able to take top spot on the international charts with $9.4 million in 16 markets, pushing its early total to $19.2 million internationally and over $100 million worldwide. Highlights include $4.4 million in the U.K., (including previews) and $2.05 million in Mexico. How happy the studio is with these results depends on their expectations. Compared to the average film, Shark Tale is a massive hit. But compared to Dreamworks previous digitally animated film, Shrek 2, it is a large drop. More...

Spider Swings into Italy but Can't Top Village

September 21st, 2004

The Village once again top took spot on the international scene, but by a very narrow margin. Still being plagued by sharp drop-offs, the film earned $11.2 million on 3,500 screens in 34 markets. So far the film has taken it $117 million internationally, higher than its $113 million it earned domestically. Although, it is much lower than M. Night Shyamalan's previous movie Signs. More...

Village's Population Grows

September 14th, 2004

The Village again was the weekend champ in the international box office with $15.3 million on nearly 3,500 screens in 31 markets. Highlights for the weekend include and impressive debut in Germany at $5.5 million and a less spectacular $3.1 million in Japan. The film also suffered a 55% drop-off in its second weekend in Australia while it held up much better in Brazil. So far the film has earned $63.2 million internationally and is well on its way to matching its $112 million domestic total. More...

Beating the Odds

September 10th, 2004

Historically speaking, the weekend after the Labor Day long weekend tends to be the slowest weekend of the year. But this year looks to buck the odds, as we should see a slight bounce from last weekend. And this increase should be thanks entirely to one movie, while this week's other new release will have to settle for a distant second place. The rest of the top five, and indeed the top ten, will finish way back but within a couple million of each other. More...

Stuck in Neutral

September 8th, 2004

The weekend on the international scene was very much the same as last weekend, just a little bit slower. The Village was again the champ, thanks to seven openings in mostly mid-ranged markets. A $2.2 million debut in Australia was the top money earner as the film took in $9 million in 23 markets. It's international total is now $45 million and should be headed to $100 million before it is done. More...

Box Office Struggles over Labor Day Weekend

September 7th, 2004

Labor Day Weekend is generally the second slowest weekend of the year (the slowest weekend of the year is usually the weekend after Labor Day). This year we saw more films open than usually do, but none of them opened well enough to be considered a real success. This resulted in a serious drop-off from last weekend of 14.4%. The year-to-year comparisons are a little off since Labor Day occurred a week earlier last year. Compared to Labor Day 2003, 2004 was off 13.5% for the 3-day frame and 14.4% for the 4-days. More...

Village Leads Limp Box Office

August 31st, 2004

As the summer box office comes to a close, The Village continues to set career best records for M. Night Shyamalan, but it's the sophomore stint drop-offs that the real story. The previously mentioned career best openings were in Belgium, Sweden and Norway totaled $2.6 million, but at the same time saw its U.K. and French numbers cut nearly in half from last weekend. This week it took in a total of $10.2 million in 14 markets, lifting its international total to $30.8 million More...

A Hero's Welcome

August 30th, 2004

We had a surprise number one at the box office this weekend, and add to that a few holdovers that held up better than expected and the weekend wasn't as bad as it could have been. It was still down by 12.1% from last weekend, but was nearly flat with last year up just 1.24%. Granted, this time last year it was the Labor Day Long Weekend, which even as the slowest long weekend of the year will throw off the comparison by a little bit. Year to date 2004 continues to see its lead shrink and it now sits at just over 4%, barely more than ticket price inflation. More...

August Ends with a Whimper

August 27th, 2004

While it may look like a busy weekend at first glance as there are four wide releases, their average theatre count is under 2000. Also, three of the four are receiving some of the harshest responses from the critics seen this summer. Because of that, there should be a real drop at the overall box office this weekend, a downturn that won't end till mid-October, give or take a week. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 20 - August 26

August 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Official Site, which won also for CountOlaf.com. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

DVD Releases for August 10, 2004

August 9th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week, The Lost Boys - Special Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 5: August

August 1st, 2004

August is a weird month. While summer lasts till September 21st for normal people, in Hollywood summer just sort of ends halfway through. There aren't enough of the holidays left for films that open in late August to take advantage of. So a lot of also-rans get dumped at this time of year. However, earlier in the month there's still a few potential $100 million movies, plus one of the later movies might surprise us as well. More...

Movie Websites Launches for July 2 - July 8

July 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Bourne Supremacy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for June 11 - June 17

June 17th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Around the World in 80 Days - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 16 - April 22

April 23rd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Van Helsing - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...